Prawn Drumstick Curry
Prawn Drumstick Curry Recipe is a simple East Indian Prawn curry recipe also called Prawn Lonvas. Lonvas is basically a meat or fish curry with vegetables, and coconut. Lonvas is a very popular East Indian curry and we generally have this with either steamed rice or Rotis.
Ingredients
- For Making Prawn Drumstick Curry :
- Prawns, cleaned and deveined – 15 to 18 medium
- Drumsticks, 4 to 5 cut into 3-inch pieces or as desired
- Curry Masala – 1.5 tbsp
- Coconut milk – 250 ml or 1 cup
- Tamarind pulp (one small ball of tamarind soaked in 1/2 a cup of warm water)
- Onion, 1 medium sliced
- Salt to taste
- Oil for cooking
Instructions
- For Making Prawn Drumstick Curry :
- Heat a pan and saute the sliced onion in 2 tsp oil.
- When the onion is translucent, add in the cut drumstick pieces.
- Add salt and a little water and then cover and cook till the drumsticks are tender.
- Once the drumsticks are almost cooked and tender, add in the prawns.
- Add in some more water. Cover again and cook till the prawns are done.
- Do not overcook the prawns, or else they will turn hard.
- After the prawns are cooked, add in 1.5 tsp of Curry Masala.
- Also, add 1 cup coconut milk and tamarind pulp.
- At this stage, you could also add freshly ground coconut paste, instead of coconut milk.
- Adjust the consistency of the curry accordingly by adding a little more water or coconut milk.
- After you add the coconut milk and the tamarind pulp, let the curry simmer for 2 or 3 more minutes.
- Enjoy prawn curry with steamed rice or rice Rotis.
Relax & Enjoy !
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