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Prawns masala / Prawns thokku / Prawns recipe / Eral thokku recipe with detailed step by step photos. Prawns are my favourite i make biriyani and curry and this thokku from it. These Prawns masala (thokku) is in my monthly menu yes i make quite often as we both love prawns. Eral thokku/prawn masala goes well with white rice, chappati, dosa and idli. there are many ways that eral thokku is made but this is my version and everyone in the family likes it. This dish is very famous in Tamilnadu and there are many ways to prepare prawns thokku.
This recipe does not require any special masala. I made it with my homemade curry masala powder but you can use store bought curry masala powder or just use chili powder, coriander,turmeric, cumin powder, and garam masala.
Choose fresh prawns for this recipe This recipe requires more oil so be generous in adding oil. I use fry the prawns before adding it to the curry for extra taste and flavour but you can skip it and directly add it into the curry. This is semi gravy so add water accordingly.
Please visit all my other side dish recipes in my blog which i have posted earlier.
Prawns masala
Ingredients
For marination
- 500 gms Prawn / eral
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric
- Salt
For curry
- Oil
- 1 small Cinnamon
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tsp Cumin/ jeera
- 1 tsp Sombu / fennel
- 2 Onion
- 2 Tomato
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- few Curry masala powder OR Chili powder+coriander powder+cumin +garam masala
- Water
- Salt
Instructions
To marinate prawns
- In a bowl take cleaned prawns and add take chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and turmeric
- Coat all the masalas with the prawns mix it well and rest it for 30 minutes
To make Prawns Masala
- In a pan add some oil and shallow fry the marinated prawns
- Fry them till they are 90 percent cooked it takes about 4-5 minutes and take them out
- Now in the same oil add Cinnamon, Cumin, Bay leaf and fennel/sombu
- Now add Chopped onions and saute them
- Add Ginger garlic paste and curry leaves and saute them till raw smell goes
- Then add Curry masala powder (else add chili powder, coriander powder and cumin powder)
- Now add chopped tomatoes and cook them till they are soft
- Add the fried prawns and mix well with onion tomato base
- Then add salt and mix well with the curry ( be careful while adding salt as we have added during the marination also)
- Add 1/4 cup water (prawn tends to oozes out water so add water accordingly) mix and cover and cook till the prawns are done
- Once the prawns are cooked and reached semi gravy consistency switch of the flame and garnish it with coriander leaves
- Serve it hot with rice roti or idli dosa
