Prawn korma, for this prawn recipe, spices, and fried onions, provide the taste while yoghurt a blend of cashews, and grated coconut adds a creaminess that is unique to this seafood korma curry.
Tender and juicy prawns coated in a thick gravy that is not spicy but has all the intense and aromatic flavours.
The one-pot korma curry is ideal to feed a large crowd at a party as a little prawn curry will go a long way.
flavours in prawn(shrimp) korma.
This Indian shrimp curry recipe is more deeply flavoured, and coloured than the mild shrimp korma curry with its lighter-coloured version you are more familiar with(coming soon on the blog).
The ingredients used to make this shrimp recipe are regular and must-haves in making Indian curries.
These will include, ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds, cumin powder, and tomatoes.
The prawn curry gets its unique balance of deep flavour and creaminess from adding fried onions, yoghurt, and a blend of cashews, poppy seeds, and grated coconut.
The result is a rich shrimp(prawn)curry recipe you can serve for special occasions and gatherings.
Serve your shrimp korma with…
- Serve with slices of rustic bread. The thickness of the bread is ideal for dipping and soaking in shrimp korma gravy.
- If you want an Indian-themed meal, use garlic naan, poori, or chapatis.
- Serve with any of the above rice dishes.
- You can also serve it with pita or thick Arabic bread.
- Vegetarian curries to pair with shrimp korma.
Faq: PRAWN korma recipe.
- Why is the shrimp korma red instead of the usual yellow tinge?
- There is a lighter version of shrimp korma which uses fewer spices and more of the coconut, and cashew blend which gives the Indian shrimp recipe a mild colour and taste.
- How spicy is shrimp korma red curry?
- despite having a dark red tinge, this shrimp korma is really mild.
- The deep colours come from a combination of the tomato paste, fried onions and spices that go into this shrimp recipe.
- Can I use frozen shrimp to make this prawn korma curry?
- Use my post on how to defrost shrimp the correct way.
- How do I clean shrimp(prawns)to make the shrimp korma?
- Use my post on how to clean, devein and remove shell if you want to know how to do it.
More Indian shrimp recipes
RECIPE OVERVIEW FOR prawn korma curry
Ingredients to cook shrimp korma
To make the seafood korma, you would need two sets of ingredients, the first set would include items that are ground to make a rich paste.
This gives the korma its thick and rich sauce.
The second set of ingredients includes all the spice powders, aromatics and tempering ingredients.
- Grated coconut(substitute with dessicated coconut).
- Cashews(substitute with almonds)
- Poppy seeds(kasa kasa)
- Onion sliced fine
- Yoghurt
To cook the korma curry
- Oil
- Ginger paste(simply mince or grate some 2″ pieces of ginger).
- Red chilli powder
- Turmeric powder
- Coriander powder
- Tomato paste(can substitute with 3 medium tomatoes chopped or blended)
- Salt to season
- Garam masala
- Shrimp( cleaned and deveined, shell off or on)
- Lime juice
How to cook prawn(shrimp) korma.
Prep work before making the seafood korma curry.
- Ground the poppy seeds, grated coconut, and cashews to make a paste. use a teaspoon of water to make the grinding easy.
- Slice an onion, and fry until golden brown and crispy.
Cooking the korma curry.
To make the korma masala, we first add oil to a pan.
Once the oil heats, we cook the ginger paste until it separates and turns light brown in colour
We add some chilli powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder.
If you are unable to add turmeric powder, you can add turmeric paste as a substitute.
Once the spice cook for a few seconds, we add tomato paste.
You can substitute with 2 medium tomatoes chopped or blended.
Cook over low heat while combining the ingredients in the pan, less than 2 minutes.
Add the fried onions to the spice mix, and salt to season.
Cook for 60 seconds over low-medium heat.
Add yoghurt and garam masala, cook for 3 minutes.
Add the shrimp(prawns)to the spice mix.
And cook for 2 minutes.
Add the ground coconut, cashew, and poppy seed paste.
Add lime juice.
Cook for a further 2 minutes until you have thick prawn korma gravy.
Serve warm.
PRAWN KORMA RED CURRY.
.Shrimp korma, for this shrimp recipe, spices, and fried onions, provides the taste while yoghurt and a blend of cashews, and grated coconut provide creaminess that is unique to korma curry.
Tender and juicy prawns coated in a thick gravy that is not spicy but has all the intense and aromatic flavours you’ll expect in a prawn korma.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup grated coconut(substitute with dessicated coconut)
- 1/3 cup cashews(substitute with almonds)
- 1 teaspoon of poppy seeds(kasa kasa)
- 1 large onion sliced fine
- 1/3 cup yogurt
- To cook the shrimp korma
- 3 tablespoons of oil
- 1 tablespoon of ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon of chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste(can substitute with 3 medium tomatoes chopped or blended).
- Salt to season
- 1/2 a teaspoon of garam masala
- 500g prawns( cleaned and deveined, shell off or on)
- 1 teaspoon of lime juice
Instructions
Prep work before making the shrimp(prawn)korma curry.
- Ground the poppy seeds, grated coconut, and cashews to make a paste. use a teaspoon of water to make the grinding easy.
- Slice an onion(1 large), fry until golden brown and crispy.
HOW TO COOK SHRIMP(KORMA)CURRY.
- Add oil(3 tbsp), add the ginger paste(1 tbsp) and cook until they separate and turn color.
- Add chilli powder(1 tsp), turmeric powder(1/2 a tsp), coriander powder(2 tsp).
- Add tomato paste(1 tbsp, can substitute with 2 medium tomatoes chopped or blended).
- Cook over low heat while combining the ingredients in the pan, less than 2 minutes.
- Add the fried onions(1 large sliced fine)to the spice mix, salt to season. cook for 60 seconds over low-medium heat.
- Add yogurt(1/3 cup), garam masala(1/2 tsp) cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the shrimp(prawns)to the spice mix.
- And cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the ground coconut, cashew, poppy seed paste.
- Add lime juice(1 tsp).
- Cook for a further 2 minutes until you have thick prawn korma gravy.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Yield 20 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 58Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 39mgSodium 213mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 1gProtein 5g
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