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Keralan Prawns
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Keralan Prawns

12 ingredients 5 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

567
Calories
28g
Protein
41g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ kg whole prawns
  • ¼ tablespoon red chile powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ¼ teaspoon coriander powder
  • ¼ tablespoon minced ginger
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • Kudampuli (Malabar tamarind ) to your preferred sourness (can be substituted with lime juice)
  • 15 curry leaves
  • 20 pieces chipped coconut kernel (thin slices approximately 2 cm long each)
  • 1 big green chile
  • ¼ big onion (not sweet)
  • Salt to taste

Directions

1

Remove the prawn tails and heads.

2

Cook the prawns in water with ginger, salt, curry leaves, green chillies, kudampuli and coconut. Leave a little water in the vessel at the end of cooking.

3

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the turmeric, chili powder and coriander powder in it until they turn brown.

4

Add the onion and sauté until wilted.

5

Add the cooked shrimp and simmer , stirring, until it reaches a semi-dry consistency.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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