Goan Prawn Curry
Goan Prawn Curry is a Goa Indian dinner dish made with medium prawns, grated fresh coconut, dry red goan chilies, coriander seeds and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 30 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~380 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Goa (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 300g medium prawns, shelled and deveined
- 1 cup grated fresh coconut
- 8-10 dry red Goan chilies
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 4-5 garlic cloves, 1/2 inch ginger
- 4-5 kokum petals (or a piece of raw mango)
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- Salt to taste
Method
- 1Grind coconut, red chilies, coriander seeds, turmeric, garlic, ginger, and a little water to a smooth paste.
- 2Heat coconut oil in a pot, sauté sliced onion until translucent.
- 3Add the ground curry paste and cook for 5-7 minutes until oil separates and aroma develops.
- 4Add 1.5 cups of water, kokum petals (or raw mango slice), and salt; bring to a boil.
- 5Add prawns to the simmering curry, reduce heat, and cook for 5-7 minutes until prawns are tender.
- 6Serve hot with steamed Goan parboiled rice.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
