Kadai Prawns – Creamy Wok Cooked Shrimp

  Creamy Yummy Kadai Prawns. This tasty prawns / shrimp dish is so easy to make. A very creamy, lip smacking gravy coats the prawns to make a very tasty dish indeed. My family enjoyed my last minute idea for a late Sunday Lunch. Serve with steamed rice or chapati.

Kadai Prawns – Creamy Wok Cooked Shrimp

Ingredients:

• 500 gms peeled and deveined small to medium sized prawns (shrimp) – (weight after cleaning)
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 Tbsp ginger garlic paste ( equal quantities of ginger and garlic paste, ground to a paste without water)
• 1 long green chili, deseeded and chopped very finely
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• ¹⁄3 cup yoghurt, beaten
• ¹⁄3 cup cream, beaten
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp mild chilli powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala – I use my garam masala recipe
• 1 ½ tsp freshly squeezed lime juice or to taste
• ¼ cup rice bran oil or sunflower oil
• salt to taste – about ¼ tsp
• finely chopped coriander leaves and ginger julienne for garnish

And for marinating the prawns:

• 2 tsp mild chilli powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp salt

Method:

• Rub the cleaned and drained prawns with the spices and salt for  ‘marinade’ and set aside.
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• Allow the prawns to marinate while you chop up the ingredients required.
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• Heat oil in a deep sided wok (kadai). Add the prawns and fry.
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• Fry the prawns till tender and just lightly crisped. (Some moisture may be released from the prawns. Allow this to evaporate before the prawns can become lightly crisped)
• Remove the prawns with a slotted spoon/spatula. Set aside.
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• In the same oil, add the ginger garlic paste and stir fry till the ginger and garlic is aromatic and looses its pungency.
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• Before the ginger garlic changes color, add the chopped onions.
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• Saute,stirring continuously till the onions are softened and reduced.
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• Add the tomatoes and green chillies.
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•  Allow to cook again till the tomatoes are mushy and tender.
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• Add the coriander, chili, cumin and turmeric powders. Cook till fragrant without burning.
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• Add the lightly beaten/whisked yoghurt and cream and stir to incorporate.
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• Cook on low heat, stirring continuously till the oil separates.
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• Now return the lightly fried prawns and toss to coat with the creamy masala.
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• Add the lime juice and garam masala last. Stir to mix through lightly.
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• Now cover and allow to cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
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• Lastly sprinkle the finely chopped coriander leaves. Garnish with ginger julienne.
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Kadai Prawns – Creamy Wok Cooked Shrimp

Try it and let us know – Kadai Prawns – Creamy Wok Cooked Shrimp .

•  Replace the green chillies and chili powder in this recipe for black pepper corns and black pepper powder for a Black Pepper Kadai Prawns.
• Do try our other tasty and easy shrimp dishes as well. 🙂