Today's recipe is for Prawn Lovers. Prawn Malai Curry is also known as Chingri Malai Curry, believed to be originated from West Bengal. My in-laws place being at the West-Bengal border I came across this recipe after marriage and love at first taste happened 😜😋
Marinated prawns are first fried in Mustard Oil until they become juicy and tender. Then they are cooked in coconut milk, cashew paste and other spices to prepare the Curry and at the end, a spoon of Desi ghee is added. The mix of coconut Milk and ghee gives the dish the perfect creamy and malai texture and the Mouth-watering flavor comes from it.
Prawn Malai Curry is usual served with plain hot steam rice, I personally love it with either Butter Naan or Neer Dosa. Try this recipe if you are seafood lover, you would love it🙂🙂
Ingredients :
✓ Let's start with the Preparation. In a bowl, take the clean Prawns. Add Salt, Turmeric Powder, 1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder, curd and 1 tbsp Mustard oil to it. Mix everything well using hand and keep aside covered for around 30-40 mins.
✓ In a pan, heat 2 tbsp butter. Add roughly chopped onion. Fry till it turns light brown in color.
✓ Add tomatoes and 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and cook in medium flame until Tomato becomes mushy.
✓ Add Cashews and watermelon seeds. Fry in medium flame till they turn light brown in color.
✓ Next step is to extract the coconut milk. Take small pieces from the half coconut and put them in blender. Add 1.5 cup water to it and grind nicely until the juice from coconut comes out well. Now strain using a strainer to extract the coconut milk out in a bowl. Alternatively, you can use the ready-made coconut milk available in market.
✓ All the pre-prepration is done. Let's start cooking the main dish now.
✓ In the same kadai, take some oil. Add the marinated Prawns and fry well until they turn tender and golden brown in color. Take out the prawns in a bowl.
✓ In the kadai, now take 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 bay leaf and Cumin seeds to it.
✓ Once the Cumin seeds starts to splutter, add the earlier made masala paste to it and stir well. Cook it for 4-5 mins in low flame.
✓ After 4-5 mins, add salt, rest red chilli powder, cumin powder, Pepper Powder and sugar to it. Mix well again and let the gravy cook for 2-3 mins more. If the masala seems dry, put 2-3 tbsps of water, mix again and cook.
✓ Once oil starts leaving the masala, add the milk fat/ cream, stir again immediately and cook for few seconds more in low flame. Don't overcook as milk might get spoiled.
✓ Add the fried prawns now and give it a good mix. Cook for 2 more mins in high flame.
✓ At this step, add the coconut milk to the Kadai and make the gas flame high until it comes to boil.
✓ Low down the flame now and cook the prawns in coconut milk for around 10 mins in low flame, keeping the kadai covered. Add the green chillies here to the Curry.
✓ After 10 mins, add Garam Masala Powder and ghee. Mix again nicely and cook 2-3 mins more for a final time.
✓ Switch off the flame and keep the Kadai Covered for 5 mins so that the gravy becomes thicken up and gives a nice texture.
✓ Hot and Tasty Prawn Malai curry is ready to serve along with Hot Steam Rice/ Pulao / Naan / Neer Dosa as per your choice.
✓ Try this out and Share your feedback in comments.
Marinated prawns are first fried in Mustard Oil until they become juicy and tender. Then they are cooked in coconut milk, cashew paste and other spices to prepare the Curry and at the end, a spoon of Desi ghee is added. The mix of coconut Milk and ghee gives the dish the perfect creamy and malai texture and the Mouth-watering flavor comes from it.
Prawn Malai Curry is usual served with plain hot steam rice, I personally love it with either Butter Naan or Neer Dosa. Try this recipe if you are seafood lover, you would love it🙂🙂
Ingredients :
- 500 gms Prawns, Washed and cleaned
- Salt
- 1 tsp Chilly Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tbsp Curd
- Mustard Oil
- 2 Medium Onions
- 1 Big Tomato
- 8-10 Cashews
- 1 tbsp Watermelon Seeds
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 Red Chilly
- 1/2 Coconut
- 1.5 cup Water
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Milk Fat/ Cream
- 2-3 Slitted Green Chilli
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tbsp Desi Ghee
✓ Let's start with the Preparation. In a bowl, take the clean Prawns. Add Salt, Turmeric Powder, 1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder, curd and 1 tbsp Mustard oil to it. Mix everything well using hand and keep aside covered for around 30-40 mins.
✓ In a pan, heat 2 tbsp butter. Add roughly chopped onion. Fry till it turns light brown in color.
✓ Add tomatoes and 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and cook in medium flame until Tomato becomes mushy.
✓ Add Cashews and watermelon seeds. Fry in medium flame till they turn light brown in color.
✓ Transfer the fried Onion, Tomatoes, Cashew to a blender jar. Add Ginger Garlic Paste and 2 red chillies to the blender. Add 2 tbsp water and make a fine smooth paste out of it, keep the paste aside.
✓ Next step is to extract the coconut milk. Take small pieces from the half coconut and put them in blender. Add 1.5 cup water to it and grind nicely until the juice from coconut comes out well. Now strain using a strainer to extract the coconut milk out in a bowl. Alternatively, you can use the ready-made coconut milk available in market.
✓ All the pre-prepration is done. Let's start cooking the main dish now.
✓ In the same kadai, take some oil. Add the marinated Prawns and fry well until they turn tender and golden brown in color. Take out the prawns in a bowl.
✓ In the kadai, now take 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 bay leaf and Cumin seeds to it.
✓ Once the Cumin seeds starts to splutter, add the earlier made masala paste to it and stir well. Cook it for 4-5 mins in low flame.
✓ After 4-5 mins, add salt, rest red chilli powder, cumin powder, Pepper Powder and sugar to it. Mix well again and let the gravy cook for 2-3 mins more. If the masala seems dry, put 2-3 tbsps of water, mix again and cook.
✓ Once oil starts leaving the masala, add the milk fat/ cream, stir again immediately and cook for few seconds more in low flame. Don't overcook as milk might get spoiled.
✓ Add the fried prawns now and give it a good mix. Cook for 2 more mins in high flame.
✓ At this step, add the coconut milk to the Kadai and make the gas flame high until it comes to boil.
✓ Low down the flame now and cook the prawns in coconut milk for around 10 mins in low flame, keeping the kadai covered. Add the green chillies here to the Curry.
✓ After 10 mins, add Garam Masala Powder and ghee. Mix again nicely and cook 2-3 mins more for a final time.
✓ Switch off the flame and keep the Kadai Covered for 5 mins so that the gravy becomes thicken up and gives a nice texture.
✓ Hot and Tasty Prawn Malai curry is ready to serve along with Hot Steam Rice/ Pulao / Naan / Neer Dosa as per your choice.
✓ Try this out and Share your feedback in comments.
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