Prawn and Potato Curry

Prawn and Potato Curry is a tasty delightful recipe. 

Ingredients:

2 tbsp oil
1 large onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
3 large tomatoes, chopped
3 large kipfler potatoes, quarters
300g de-shelled prawns
3 tbsp curry powder
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
1 can light coconut milk
Juice from half a lemon
2 sprigs coriander, chopped
1 cup water
salt to taste

 Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan in medium heat. Fry prawns till cooked.
2. Remove cooked prawns and keep aside.
3. Add oil in pan and heat it. Fry cumin for 1 minute then fry garlic till aromatic.
4. Fry onions till transparent.
5. Add in ginger and mix.
6. Add curry powder, chilli powder, paprika powder, garam masala and turmeric.
7. Add coconut milk and one cup of water and blend the mixture well.
8. Add salt to taste.
9. Add cooked prawns, potatoes and tomatoes.
10. Let the curry simmer for 15 minutes.
11. Add lemon juice and allow mixture to simmer on low heat for at least an hour.
12. Add coriander before serving.     

Tip: Cook the potatoes in the microwave for 5 minutes to ensure the potatoes were soft enough after they were mixed in the simmered curry. This short-cut method works for stem vegetables in gravy that is not simmered for long hours and ensures that the vegetables are cooked just right at the time of being served.

Prawn Kebab

Prawn Kebab is a delicious Malabar recipe. Learn how to prepare Prawn Kabab by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 10 Prawns 
• 2 tsp Garlic paste 
• 2 tsp Ginger paste 
• 4 tsp Lemon juice 
• 2 Cups curd 
• 2 Cups cream 
• 4 tsp Gram flour 
• 2 tsp White pepper 
• 2 tsp Cumin seeds 
• 2 tsp Clove powder 
• Salt to taste

How to make Prawn Kebab:

• Clean the prawns.
• Shed them for 10 minutes.
• Blend the curd and cream properly.
• Add gram flour, white pepper and clove powder.
• Mix it well with prawns.
• Add salt and put the mixture in silver foil.
• Keep the prawns in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Put prawns in an oven and tandoor it for 20 minutes.
• Once the prawns turn golden brown, put butter over it.
• Oven them for 2 minutes.
• Prawn Kebab is ready.

Onam Special Recipe..
Appam is a popular breakfast recipe of Kerala. Learn how to make/prepare Appam by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• 1/2 cup Cooked Rice

• 1/2 kg Raw Rice

• 1 Coconut (grated)

• 2-1/2 cup Water

• 3 tsp Sugar

• 1/2 tsp Yeast

• Salt to taste


How to make Appam:

• Soak raw rice for about 4 hours and drain.

• Blend with cooked rice and grated coconut in a mixie.

• Mix sugar, yeast and salt in boiled water. Leave it for half an hour.

• Add this mixture to the above grinded mixture.

• Leave the mixture for fermentation for 8 hours.

• Spread this fermented mixture in a non-stick pan.

• Put a lid on the pan and heat it for 2 minutes.

• Appam is ready. Serve it with potato curry.

Avial

Avial is a delicious dish of Kerala, usually served on Onam. Learn how to make/prepare Aviyal by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• 3/4 kg Vegetables (drumsticks, brinjals, yam, string beans, raw banana, ash gourd, ridge gourd)

• 1 tbsp Tamarind paste

• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

• 6 to 8 Green chillies

• 1 Cup grated coconut

• 2 tbsp Oil

• 5 to 6 Curry leaves


How to make Avial:

• Wash, peel and cube the vegetables.

• Slightly cook drum sticks with salt.

• Grind the coconut to form a fine paste.

• Boil water in a skillet and add cubed vegetables.

• Mix red chilli and turmeric powder with it.

• Cook the vegetables properly.

• Add green chillies, salt, tamarind extract and coconut paste. Stir it.

• Now cook over low heat for about 15 minutes.

• Take a small pan and heat oil.

• Add the curry leaves to it.

• Fry until the leaves change color.

• Now pour over the cooked vegetables.