Kerala Prawn Curry/ Chemmeen Curry

Prawn is one of the famous seafood used worldwide.It contains high amount of  calcium,iodine and protein. The high zinc level in prawns make them a great food for the immune system.

Here is the recipe of tasty Prawn Curry using traditional Kerala spices.

 

Ingredients

• 500 gm Prawns
• 3 Onion chopped
• 2 Tomato chopped
• 2 Green chilly
• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
• 1/4 tbsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tbsp Chilly Powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
• 1 tbsp Pepper Powder
• 1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
• Salt
• Tamarind soaked in water
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
• 2 Red chilly
• Curry leaves

Preparation

• Heat oil in a  Kadai.
• Add curry leaves.
• Splutter mustard seeds and add red chilly.
• Add chopped onion and saute it until it become transparent.
• Roast ginger garlic paste with onion.
• Now add turmeric powder,chilly powder,pepper powder and Garam masala and stir well until the raw smell is gone.
• Add chopped tomatoes and green chilly.Roast it until tomatoes are fully cooked.
• Add the tamarind water into and stir well.
• Add cleaned Prawn into this mixure and let it cook well.