Srilankan Prawn Curry Recipe
A non-veg Sri Lankan recipe with prawns - cleaned and deveined, tablespoons fresh coconut - grated, tablespoons coriander (dhania) seeds. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
22 steps- 1
To begin making the Srilankan Prawn Curry recipe, clean and devein all the prawns removing the head, tail and remove shell
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 2
To devein the prawns, make a long slit from the head of the prawn to the middle of its spine and pull out the black vein
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 3
In a bowl marinate the prawns with lime juice and a pinch of salt, while we cook the spice mixture
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)inch ginger - minced(1)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
To prepare the coconut spice mixture, take a frying pan, add grated fresh coconut (or dessicated coconut depending on whichever you are using), fennel seeds and whole coriander seeds and dry roast over low heat, until coconut turns golden brown and starts giving out a lovely, sweet coconut smell
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)tablespoons coriander (dhania) seeds(2)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)coconut milk - thick(50 ml) - 5
This usually takes a minute
- 6
Remove from heat and allow to cool
- 7
To the cooled mixture, add pepper powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, curry powder, turmeric powder, red chilli flakes and grind to a coarse paste with two tablespoons of water
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)tablespoons coriander (dhania) seeds(2)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli flakes - ground(1 teaspoon)tablespoons sunflower oil(3)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 8
Set aside
- 9
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat
- 10
Add chopped onion and fry until golden brown
onion - finely chopped(1) - 11
Add minced ginger and garlic to the onion, stir for a minute
onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - minced(3)inch ginger - minced(1) - 12
Add ground coconut spice mixture and stir for 2 minutes
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)red chilli flakes - ground(1 teaspoon)coconut milk - thick(50 ml) - 13
Add 50ml of water and allow it to reduce completely
- 14
This will help to cook the spice mixture and remove the raw smell
- 15
Add salt as per your taste keeping in mind that we have marinated the prawns with a pinch of salt already
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)inch ginger - minced(1)salt - to taste - 16
Do not burn spices, so keep stirring constantly and cook on low flame
- 17
When the spice mixture has thickened, add the prawns marinated in salt and lime juice
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)coconut milk - thick(50 ml)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 18
Cook for 3 minutes
- 19
Add thick coconut milk, stir well and cook on low heat until slightly thickened and oil starts floating on top
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)coconut milk - thick(50 ml) - 20
Add curry leaves, stir to incorporate and coat the prawns in the gravy, remove from fire
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 21
Serve Srilankan Prawn Curry with Steamed Rice for your weekday meal
curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 22
You can also serve some Kachumber Salad with it to complete your meal
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Srilankan Prawn Curry Recipe
A non-veg Sri Lankan recipe with prawns - cleaned and deveined, tablespoons fresh coconut - grated, tablespoons coriander (dhania) seeds. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
22 steps- 1
To begin making the Srilankan Prawn Curry recipe, clean and devein all the prawns removing the head, tail and remove shell
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 2
To devein the prawns, make a long slit from the head of the prawn to the middle of its spine and pull out the black vein
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 3
In a bowl marinate the prawns with lime juice and a pinch of salt, while we cook the spice mixture
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)inch ginger - minced(1)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
To prepare the coconut spice mixture, take a frying pan, add grated fresh coconut (or dessicated coconut depending on whichever you are using), fennel seeds and whole coriander seeds and dry roast over low heat, until coconut turns golden brown and starts giving out a lovely, sweet coconut smell
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)tablespoons coriander (dhania) seeds(2)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)coconut milk - thick(50 ml) - 5
This usually takes a minute
- 6
Remove from heat and allow to cool
- 7
To the cooled mixture, add pepper powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, curry powder, turmeric powder, red chilli flakes and grind to a coarse paste with two tablespoons of water
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)tablespoons coriander (dhania) seeds(2)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli flakes - ground(1 teaspoon)tablespoons sunflower oil(3)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 8
Set aside
- 9
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat
- 10
Add chopped onion and fry until golden brown
onion - finely chopped(1) - 11
Add minced ginger and garlic to the onion, stir for a minute
onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - minced(3)inch ginger - minced(1) - 12
Add ground coconut spice mixture and stir for 2 minutes
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)red chilli flakes - ground(1 teaspoon)coconut milk - thick(50 ml) - 13
Add 50ml of water and allow it to reduce completely
- 14
This will help to cook the spice mixture and remove the raw smell
- 15
Add salt as per your taste keeping in mind that we have marinated the prawns with a pinch of salt already
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)inch ginger - minced(1)salt - to taste - 16
Do not burn spices, so keep stirring constantly and cook on low flame
- 17
When the spice mixture has thickened, add the prawns marinated in salt and lime juice
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)coconut milk - thick(50 ml)lemon juice(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 18
Cook for 3 minutes
- 19
Add thick coconut milk, stir well and cook on low heat until slightly thickened and oil starts floating on top
tablespoons fresh coconut - grated(3)coconut milk - thick(50 ml) - 20
Add curry leaves, stir to incorporate and coat the prawns in the gravy, remove from fire
prawns - cleaned and deveined(500 grams)curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 21
Serve Srilankan Prawn Curry with Steamed Rice for your weekday meal
curry powder(1/2 teaspoon)curry leaves - for garnish(6) - 22
You can also serve some Kachumber Salad with it to complete your meal
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