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    Kerala Prawns Stew

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    Updated on February 12, 2021 By Shalini 13 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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    Kerala Prawns Stew or Prawn Moilee is a delicious prawns curry with coconut milk. This creamy stew is easy to make and is delightful!

    Kerala Stew is a creamy curry made with aromatic spices and coconut milk. You can always make a vegetarian version by adding only vegetables, mainly, potatoes, carrots, beans, and onions. I will share the Kerala Vegetable Stew recipe soon.

    I have made and shared my special Kerala Chicken Stew recipe with you before. It is one of the most loved recipes on the blog and is a personal favorite. I have mostly served Paalappam and Chicken Stew to most of my guests and they have always loved it.

    Take a cue: try out the Palappam and Chicken Stew at the earliest.

    Remember the Indonesian Chicken Curry, Egg curry in Coconut milk, or Chicken Stew from before? The base ingredient to these curries is coconut milk.

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    Kerala Prawns Curry with Coconut Milk Recipe Instructions:

    To make this Kerala Prawns curry, you may use any type of prawns - small, medium, or large.

    At first, devein, wash and clean the prawns. Marinate the cleaned prawns in pepper powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Keep aside.

    Shallow fry in about two tablespoons of coconut oil. Remove.

    To the same pan, add a little more coconut oil. When the oil is hot, add finely chopped green chilies, ginger, garlic, and dry red chili. Saute and add curry leaves. Mix well.

    Add sliced onion and saute until translucent. Add the cubed boiled potato and a pinch of turmeric powder and combine well.

    Add a cup of hot water and salt. Mix and let it cook for about five minutes or till the gravy is thick. Mash the potatoes a little. Let the chunks remain.

    Add the fried prawns and pour the coconut milk. Mix well. Cover and cook for about five minutes in medium low flame.

    Once the gravy starts boiling, mix again and add crushed peppercorns and a pinch of fennel powder.

    Remove from the flame and drizzle a teaspoon of coconut oil. Serve after about fifteen minutes.

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    kerala style prawns stew with appam

    Kerala Prawns Stew


    • Author: Shalini
    • Total Time: 45
    • Yield: 3 1x
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    Kerala Prawns Stew or Prawn Moilee is a delicious prawns curry with coconut milk. This creamy stew is easy to make and is delightful!


    Ingredients

    Scale

    200g Prawns

    For the Marinade:

    ½ tsp pepper powder

    ⅛ tsp turmeric powder

    Salt, to taste

    Others:

    2 tbsp + 3 tbsp + 1 tsp Coconut oil

    1 medium-sized potato, boiled and cubed

    3 green chilies, finely chopped

    1 tsp ginger, finely chopped

    1 tsp garlic, finely chopped

    2 dry red chilies

    3 sprigs of curry leaves

    1 medium-sized onion, sliced

    A pinch of turmeric powder

    1 cup hot boiling water

    Salt, to taste

    1 cup coconut milk


    Instructions

    At first, devein, wash and clean the prawns.

    Marinate the cleaned prawns in pepper powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Keep aside.

    Boil one medium-sized potato and cut into cubes.

    Shallow fry in about two tablespoons of coconut oil. Remove.

    To the same pan, add a little more coconut oil.

    When the oil is hot, add finely chopped green chilies, ginger, garlic, and dry red chili. Saute and add curry leaves. Mix well.

    Add sliced onion and saute until translucent.

    Add the cubed boiled potato and a pinch of turmeric powder and combine well.

    Add a cup of hot water and salt. Mix and let it cook for about five minutes or till the gravy is thick. Mash the potatoes a little. Let the chunks remain.

    Add the fried prawns and pour the coconut milk. Mix well. Cover and cook for about five minutes in medium-low flame.

    Once the gravy starts boiling, mix again and add crushed peppercorns and a pinch of fennel powder.

    Remove from the flame and drizzle a teaspoon of coconut oil.

    Serve after about fifteen minutes with Appam, Idiyappam, Milk Bread, Roti, or Steamed Rice.

    • Prep Time: 15
    • Cook Time: 30
    • Category: Curry
    • Cuisine: Kerala

    Keywords: Kerala Prawns Stew, Kerala Prawns Moilee, Kerala Prawns Curry with Coconut Milk

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    About Shalini

    Namaste! I'm Shalini, the blogger behind Something's Cooking(since 2014). I share only our best, family approved recipes with YOU because I've tried and tested every recipe published on this blog. You can find easy Keto, low-carb recipes, and authentic Indian recipes including South Indian (Kerala) foods. You can rest assured that Indian cooking will be made easy. Thanks for stopping by! I'm so happy you're here.

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    Comments

    1. Venice says

      September 18, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Oh this sounds too delicious! Love prawns! Certainly going to try this out!! Thanks 🙂

      Reply
    2. Meena Menon says

      May 24, 2016 at 11:41 pm

      If we ever meet - pls pls pls cook this for me 😀

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        May 26, 2016 at 1:59 pm

        Definitely 🙂
        Thanks, Meena.

        Reply
    3. Inderpreet says

      May 20, 2016 at 8:46 am

      Ah! I want to visit you too for all this yummy food..
      Love the recipe. Will try it out.

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        May 20, 2016 at 9:29 am

        Thanks and anytime 🙂
        I hope we meet!

        Reply
    4. Shailaja Vishwanath says

      May 20, 2016 at 7:59 am

      Kerala cooking is one of my favourites thanks to the coconut milk flavour 🙂 Vegetarian though so I am guessing the closest this would come to is mor kootaan , without the ginger garlic paste, of course.

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        May 20, 2016 at 9:31 am

        Ignore the prawns and you can make this curry only with potatoes. That's my Mom's go to dish for breakfasts! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Rachna says

      May 20, 2016 at 7:57 am

      Looks yummy!

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        May 20, 2016 at 9:31 am

        Thanks, Rachna 🙂

        Reply
    6. Paromita Goswami says

      May 19, 2016 at 10:49 pm

      Oh loved the aroma. Would be trying it soon. Thanks Shalini.

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        May 20, 2016 at 9:32 am

        Cool. Click a picture and send across too. I will feature it here 🙂

        Reply

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