Sri Lankan

Srilankan Prawn Curry Recipe

Name: Srilankan Prawn Curry Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Cuisine: Indian

A delicious sri lankan recipe featuring srilankan prawn curry recipe. Perfect for a nutritious meal that's both flavorful and satisfying.

Created byJasmine Banger

March 10, 2025

45 min

Ingredients

Instructions

Cooking Steps

Step 1: To begin making the Srilankan Prawn Curry recipe, clean and devein all the prawns removing the head, tail and remove shell

Step 2: To devein the prawns, make a long slit from the head of the prawn to the middle of its spine and pull out the black vein

Step 3: In a bowl marinate the prawns with lime juice and a pinch of salt, while we cook the spice mixture

Step 4: To prepare the coconut spice mixture, take a frying pan, add grated fresh coconut (or dessicated coconut depending on whichever you are using), fennel seeds and whole coriander seeds and dry roast over low heat, until coconut turns golden brown and starts giving out a lovely, sweet coconut smell

Step 5: This usually takes a minute

Step 6: Remove from heat and allow to cool

Step 7: To the cooled mixture, add pepper powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, curry powder, turmeric powder, red chilli flakes and grind to a coarse paste with two tablespoons of water

Step 8: Set aside

Step 9: Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat

Step 10: Add chopped onion and fry until golden brown

Step 11: Add minced ginger and garlic to the onion, stir for a minute

Step 12: Add ground coconut spice mixture and stir for 2 minutes

Step 13: Add 50ml of water and allow it to reduce completely

Step 14: This will help to cook the spice mixture and remove the raw smell

Step 15: Add salt as per your taste keeping in mind that we have marinated the prawns with a pinch of salt already

Step 16: Do not burn spices, so keep stirring constantly and cook on low flame

Step 17: When the spice mixture has thickened, add the prawns marinated in salt and lime juice

Step 18: Cook for 3 minutes

Step 19: Add thick coconut milk, stir well and cook on low heat until slightly thickened and oil starts floating on top

Step 20: Add curry leaves, stir to incorporate and coat the prawns in the gravy, remove from fire

Step 21: Serve Srilankan Prawn Curry with Steamed Rice for your weekday meal

Step 22: You can also serve some Kachumber Salad with it to complete your meal