Prawn Malai Curry Recipe
Since you’re using whole prawns, you can skip right to prep and cooking. A kilogram of prawns will feed 6 people. This recipe has been created keeping that number in mind. You can adjust it for larger or smaller groups.
Servings Prep Time
6people 5minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings Prep Time
6people 5minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Coat your prawns in half your turmeric powder and 1 tsp of salt and let them marinate
  2. Put your sliced onions in your grinder and make a paste
  3. Heat up your oil in a non-stick pan and fry your prawns in batches, for roughly 45 seconds on either side. Do not overcook them, or they will become tough
  4. Add your ghee to the remaining oil and temper your whole spices – cardamom, cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon
  5. Next, toss in your onion paste and let this fry till golden brown
  6. Your ginger paste is next, fry this for at least 4 minutes
  7. Follow this with the rest of your turmeric and the Kashmiri chilli powder. If your spices stick to your pan, add a little bit of the coconut milk to loosen them
  8. At this stage you can add the rest of the salt and green chillies. Let this cook till the oil begins to separate
  9. Your yogurt goes in next, make sure to lower the heat and stir well to break up any lumps. Let this simmer for about 4 minutes
  10. Now it’s time for the coconut milk
  11. When the coconut milk begins to boil, you can put in the fried prawns. After five minutes of cooking, you are all done
  12. As a final step, sprinkle the garam masala over the top
Recipe Notes

So, if you’re craving the taste of Bengal because you live away from home or just never knew how to make it, then this recipe should certainly fix that. There is no denying the flavour this dish holds and once you get the hang of it, it becomes really easy to execute. Don’t forget to finish off your meal with a nice sandesh or rasgulla too. Tip: If you prefer to use deshelled prawns, then we also have great tiger prawns on offer, make sure to check out our selection.

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 Prawn Malai Curry Recipe
Since you're using whole prawns, you can skip right to prep and cooking. A kilogram of prawns will feed 6 people. This recipe has been created keeping that number in mind. You can adjust it for larger or smaller groups.
Prawn Malai Curry
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword prawn curry, prawn recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword prawn curry, prawn recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Prawn Malai Curry
Instructions
  1. Coat your prawns in half your turmeric powder and 1 tsp of salt and let them marinate
  2. Put your sliced onions in your grinder and make a paste
  3. Heat up your oil in a non-stick pan and fry your prawns in batches, for roughly 45 seconds on either side. Do not overcook them, or they will become tough
  4. Add your ghee to the remaining oil and temper your whole spices – cardamom, cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon
  5. Next, toss in your onion paste and let this fry till golden brown
  6. Your ginger paste is next, fry this for at least 4 minutes
  7. Follow this with the rest of your turmeric and the Kashmiri chilli powder. If your spices stick to your pan, add a little bit of the coconut milk to loosen them
  8. At this stage you can add the rest of the salt and green chillies. Let this cook till the oil begins to separate
  9. Your yogurt goes in next, make sure to lower the heat and stir well to break up any lumps. Let this simmer for about 4 minutes
  10. Now it’s time for the coconut milk
  11. When the coconut milk begins to boil, you can put in the fried prawns. After five minutes of cooking, you are all done
  12. As a final step, sprinkle the garam masala over the top
Recipe Notes

So, if you’re craving the taste of Bengal because you live away from home or just never knew how to make it, then this recipe should certainly fix that. There is no denying the flavour this dish holds and once you get the hang of it, it becomes really easy to execute. Don’t forget to finish off your meal with a nice sandesh or rasgulla too. Tip: If you prefer to use deshelled prawns, then we also have great tiger prawns on offer, make sure to check out our selection.