Green Mango Prawn Curry
When green mangoes are available, don’t miss the chance to make this delicious fish curry from Kerala.
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Ingredients:
| Cleaned prawns (See notes) | 5OO gms | |
| Raw Green Mango (See notes) | ½ cup | |
| Grated coconut | ½ cup | |
| Shallots | 2 | |
| Fresh Curry Leaves | 3-4 | |
| Chilly powder | 1 to 2 tsp | |
| Turmeric powder | ½ tsp | |
| Coriander powder (or up to 2 tsp depending on taste) | ¼ to ½ tsp | |
| Light Coconut milk (to adjust the thickness) | ¼ to ½ cup | |
| Salt | To taste |
Method:
- In an earthen pot, add prawns, the mango slices, chilly powder & turmeric powder. Add enough water to submerge them,
- Bring to boil.
- Grind together the shallots, grated coconut and curry leaves to make a fine paste.
- Add to curry and bring back to boil.
- Add salt and coriander powder. (I add coriander powder a little at a time till the flavor is right). Cook uncovered on medium heat till the prawns are cooked.
- Add coconut milk to adjust the thickness and flavor of the curry if needed.
Green Mango Prawn Curry
Notes:
- The pink tailed variety of Prawns or the smaller variety is best for Kerala curry and please only use fresh prawn as this is a mildly spiced curry and using frozen prawn won’t be forgiving!
- The Green Mango should be nice and sour. Peel a little bit of skin and taste. If it isn’t bitter you can slice along with the skin. Otherwi,se peel first, then slice as shown in curry)
- Since different varieties of mangoes come at different tartness levels, add accordingly: If they are not too sour, add more. If they are very sour, add less.
- This curry is also very tasty if made with ‘irumban pulli ‘(Averrhoa_bilimbi ; a z z thumb sized sour fruit sliced vertically as substitution for mango !
Another Variation: Add 1 tsp lemon juice(freshly squeezed) if mangos are not very sour. Add towards the end of cooking and stir continuously for 1 minute on low heat. Also chopped tomatoes once the prawns are cooked and simmer for 1 minute. Season with curry leaves and shallots fried in 1 tsp oil.
Key Ingredients: Prawns, Green Mango, Coconut, Coconut milk, Shallots, Spices, Curry Leaves, Salt.
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