Sunday, July 10, 2011

PRAWN CURRY RECIPE. PRAWN CURRY WITH BITTER GOURD RECIPE


SPECIAL GUEST POST BY NAVANEETHAM  KRISHNAN (Nava-K)

Kota  Kemuning, Selangor, Malaysia.

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PRAWN CURRY RECIPE
Curries are usually hot and spicy and to create this taste, I used a combination of grounded/blended dried red chillies and meat curry powder.  You can reduce the amount of these two ingredients for a lesser spicy taste. This is also a nutritious dish as bitter gourd is low in calories, high in fiber as well as its medicinal value. The bitter taste of this veggie somehow is not obvious once it’s cooked and drenched in the thick curry.


Ingredients:

15 (abt 180g) medium size prawns - de-vein and leave the tail on
1 small (abt 170g) Chinese bitter gourd - remove seeds and sliced
1 (abt 100g) tomato - sliced
10 shallots - sliced
2 tbsp blended/grounded dried red chillies
2 tbsp meat curry powder
1 tbsp blended/grounded ginger
1/2 tbsp blended/grounded garlic
2 sprigs curry leaves
1/2 cup fresh milk (can also use coconut milk)
5 tbsp canola oil
salt to taste

Method:

Mix the blended ginger and garlic into the prawns and keep aside.
When oil is heated, saute the shallots to soften.
Add the blended chillies and curry powder.
Stir and continue to cook until the oil floats.
Goes in 1 1/2 cup of water as well as the sliced tomatoes.
Mix well and let it simmer.
Once small bubbles appear, add the bitter gourd, milk, curry leaves and salt to taste.
Stir in and continue to simmer.
On noticing that the bitter gourd is semi-cooked, add the prawns in.
Stir and continue to simmer until the prawns are cooked. Remove from heat


MY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO NAVA FOR THIS GUEST POST


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28 comments:

  1. prawns taste wonderful savory! i remember eating them in my pre-vegan days when i was in spain! i haven't tried cooking with gourd yet, but i will definitely look for it~ :D

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  2. I love prawns..but never tried this combination...looks good.

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  3. I usually cook prawns with those ingredients..but not tried it with curry..I will try and I know it will make a twists to my prawn recipe..

    blog hopping from Balqis site..

    have a nice day :)

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  4. Ho i love prawns...i ll try this..thanks for sharing this recipe :)

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  5. I sincerely and honestly feel so honored on you spending time to post my recipe, thank you so so much Maznah, you are one of the great friends who I sincerely wish can meet one of these days.

    You take care.

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  6. That sounds really interesting, nice combination. Thanks Nava for this lovely guest post :)

    I would like to thank you Maznah for appreciating my work! So sweet of you to give such encouraging words. It would be an honor for me to receive an award from you.

    Lots of love to you ♥ ♥ ♥
    Ambreen

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  7. hello Ms.Wan thank you for leaving a comment on my site..I love to cook so definitely I'll be back..I followed your site..so see you around Ms.Wan :)

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  8. TQ.. for sharing.

    Notice you use meat curry powder, why not the seafood curry powder?

    Can we do same for crabs and squids?

    Cheers

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  9. Wow..that looks yummy n spicy flavour!!very delicious..

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  10. Nava, I liked your style of cooking the prawn curry!! The picture looks delishh!! I love your recipes.

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  11. Lovely guest post, and a lovely curry! I like your idea of using coconut milk instead of regular milk!

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  12. wow...love d hot n spicy color of curry...tempting clicks..:P
    Tasty Appetite

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  13. Oh Wan,I really love the shrimps plus a little spice with ginger.great post from your guest my friend.Keep it up...:)

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  14. Many thanks for the kind visits on this wonderful uest post by nava-k , and the sweet comments made from my dear blogger friends: junia, shobha, sie, sachi, ambreen, Katrina, julie, purabi naha, faith and bennix.. :)

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  16. next time i will add in bitter gourd to my prawn curry, looks delicious. thanks for sharing

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  17. iWow this menu is so beneficial:) must try this for my hubby since he like curry flavorings:)

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  18. You have a very informative site. All your recipes look wonderful and exotic. Thank you very much :)

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  19. wow prwan yummy i love it !!!

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  20. The only thing that cannot be found in my fridge right now are bitter gourd. Maybe will just try this recipe without them.

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  21. Looks very delicious. Also regarding guest blogging can I make meat and lentil fritters or do you want me to make something like curries.

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  22. Oh!! I'm already drooling! I love curry prawn but never tried with bitter gourd. It would be worth trying! :)

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  23. many thanks to TH flowers, fabulous aimee, abhi, sheril, lunatic, umm maimoonah and balqis for the visits and great comments. Sure glad you all came over.

    @ Nava-k :thank you again to you for doing this special guest post on prawn curry with bitter gourd...delicious and spicy- love it

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  24. Hi everyone,

    Thank you so much for all the lovely comments as well as sharing. Appreciate it very much and take care all.

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  25. Katrina - yes, seafood curry powder will also do.
    I am not sure about using crabs and squids, maybe you can try and give your feedback.

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  26. Thats a fantastic curry.. love the color.. very well made..

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  27. its look delicious...i love prawn very much

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