Seafood of any kind is an absolute favorite of mine that too dishes with prawn/shrimp tops my list. I wished i lived close to sea coast.. 😥 whenever i see a board for seafood market never ever had second thoughts but to stop by to see what they really have to offer. Lately I’ve been going to this Asian store which has been selling so many seafood varieties some fresh, some frozen… has been my fav spot… they have tiny shrimps, dry shrimps, jumbo medium sized shrimp, even Indian style prawns are available.
Made this prawn masala with those succulent prawns, adapted the recipe from “The Chettinad Cookbook” Meyyammai Murugappan & Visalakshi Ramaswamy, just modified a little to suit our taste. This book has everything from simple to complex exotic fare for every occasion covering most of the famous chettinad recipes. Another jewel added to my recipe book collections, try you will luv it too…
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| Ingredients | |
| Prawns | 10 |
| Fennel seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Curry leaves | 10 leaves |
| Onion (peeled & sliced) (preferbaly sambar onions or pearl onions) | 1 cup |
| Tomatoes (chopped) | 1 cup |
| Ginger (crushed) | 1 inch |
| Garlic (crushed) | 6 cloves |
| Turmeric powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Red Chili powder (spicy type) | 1 teaspoon |
| Coriander powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Water | 1/4 cup |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon (or to taste) |
| Oil | 2 tablespoons |
| Coriander leaves | |
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Heat oil in a kadai / pan. Add aniseeds(fennel seeds) and curry leaves. Let them sizzle a bit. Add the sliced onions and fry till translucent.
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Add crushed ginger and garlic. Let them fry for few minutes. Followed by chopped tomatoes and cook them till slightly mushy.
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Add turmeric powder, red chili powder & coriander powder. Saute them over medium flame until the raw masala cooks. Fry till the oil separates to the sides of the pan.
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Add the cleaned and deveined prawns to the masala. Cook until pink, add water and salt, cover with lid simmer for few minutes.
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Remove lid and cook over mediu high flame to thicken the masala. Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with rice as a side. They pair well with sambar & rasam sadam.
Notes
- Do not over cook the prawns/ shrimp as they tend to harden and become rubbery.
- Use spicy red chili powder for this recipe for the heat level.
- I’ve followed the original recipe except adding a 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder to get more thick masala. You may ignore if you want too.
- Do not skip fennel seeds which adds tons of flavor to the dish.
14 Comments
Hi akka thank you for this recipe. It came out well. Now Same recipe my whole family is following
Thanks ma Annie, so glad you all liked it!
Hi, can I substitute curry leaves with curry powder?
Hello Celia, you mean curry leaves powder or curry powder? They both are different… If you don’t find curry leaves just skip, use more cilantro for garnish. Curry leaves powder is very strong as they use dry curry leaves in the… If using add just a little. Thanks
Love shrimp in any form and enjoy shopping at 168 Shopping Mart in Madison Heights, MI. I am a little confused, though. Did you use fennel seeds or anise seeds? They are not interchangeable. Each variety of seeds has a distinct aroma and flavour.
Chumkie,
I have used fennel seeds (looks green in color), aniseed is different and will not suit for this recipe. Hope this helps and thanks for your feedback!
Did you use sesame oil?
Mira, I have used regular cooking oil(canola) but sesame is perfectly fine too!
Hi Mullai…
I live in farmington hills and wanted to see if you could share the name of the Asian store. It’s very difficult to find stores that sell indian prawns. Thanks 🙂
Hi Kathy, here is the info Asian Supermarket 8641 N Telegraph Rd Dearborn Heights, MI 48125 Phone number (313) 274-3100
http://www.yelp.com/biz/asian-supermarket-dearborn-heights-3
the other one is at Madison heights… this is very good 168 Asian Mart 32393 John R Rd Madison Heights, MI 48071 Phone (248) 616-1689
http://www.yelp.com/biz/168-asian-mart-madison-heights
Thanks
Thokku came out perfect.. Looks yum
Prawns not the fav and the cleaning, aiyo?? Time taking, so once a while and of course with masala, ever loved.
Yeah… the evil ones are the tiny prawns. I hate it too but enjoy eating prawns and sometimes buy the pre deveined, saves time and energy. Thanks Nava!
Mouth watering. That looks so good dear! Lovely clicks!