Prawn Curry Recipe (Kolambiche Kalwan)
This flavorful Maharashtrian prawn curry is also known as Kolambiche Kalwan/Kolambi Rassa is made with fresh prawns, coriander leaves, coconut, and a few basic spices. Serve this prawn curry as a side dish with rice or roti.
Servings: 6 people
Equipment
- Heavy bottom pan/pot
Ingredients
- 300- gram prawns aka Shrimp (de-shelled and deveined)
For green masala
- ¼ cup coriander leaves
- 3 green chilies roasted (add it as per your taste)
- 8 garlic cloves
- 1- inch ginger roughly chopped
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
For prawn curry masala paste
- 4-5 byadagi red chilies roasted
- ½ cup fresh grated coconut
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
Making the prawns curry
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 spring curry leaves
- 1 tomato
- ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
Preparations
- Cleaning the prawns - Rinse the prawns in water. Check out for spoiled prawns (discolored or slimy). Prawns should always be white or grey in color. De-shell or de-vein it. Set it aside.
- Prepare green masala - In a grinder/blender jar, add coriander leaves, green chilies, garlic cloves, ginger, salt, and lemon juice. Add water and grind to a fine paste. Set it aside.
- Marinate the prawns - Add the prepared green masala to the prawns and marinate it for 30 minutes. This green masala enhances the flavor of the prawns curry.
- Making prawn curry masala paste - In a grinder/blender jar, add byadagi red chilies, coconut, and turmeric powder. Add water and grind to a fine paste.
Making the prawns curry
- Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add onions and curry leaves. Saute until onions are translucent.
- Next, add tomato and cook until tomatoes are soft.
- Add the marinated prawns, stir and cook. Prawns will curl up (“C” shape).
- Add the ground prawn curry masala paste, and garam masala powder to it. Stir.
- Now, add water to adjust the consistency of the curry. Taste and adjust salt. Cover and cook until the curry comes to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Prawns curry is ready to serve. Serve prawns curry hot with Roti (Indian flatbread) or steamed rice.
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Notes
- The quantity of green chilies depends on the level of their spiciness. Not all green chilies are equally spicy. So add it as per your taste.
- While cleaning the prawns always devein them. Otherwise, it may create digestion problems.
- Never overcook the prawns. If overcooked then it may turn hard or chewy.