Shrimp / Prawn Curry /Royallu Iguru

Shrimp is one of my favorite seafood.Here is the simple recipe I used to prepare this curry.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Shrimp, de-veined & cleaned (notes added : How to clean the shrimp)
• 1 cup Onion, chopped
• 1 cup Tomato,chopped
• 1 tsp. Ginger garlic paste
• 2 Green chillies
• 2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 2 tsp Coriander powder
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Black pepper powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• ½ tsp Salt or to taste
• 5 tsp Oil
• Curry leaves
• Cilantro leaves for garnishing
  

Method

• Heat oil in a pan, splutter curry leaves,
• Add the chopped onion and green chillis and fry till transparent.
• Add chopped tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste fry for a minute.
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, blackpepper powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt to it and keep sauteing until the masala thickens and turn brown.
• Add cleaned and de-veined shrimp/prawn to the masala and cook just until the prawns cook tender about 3-5 minutes.
  
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
  

Notes

• Do not overcook for more than 5 minutes, then shrimp will become hard/rubbery kind of texture.
  

Here is the way I used to clean the shrimp.

• To remove the shell from the shrimp, hold the tail and gently remove the shell around the shrimp body, then the tail can be detached completely by just pulling it.
• To remove the vein, make a shallow cut lengthwise down the outer curve of the shrimp's body using a paring knife(use finger tip/nail), pick out the dark ribbon-like vein running lengthwise along the shrimp's back.
• Rinse the shrimp in cold water. store it freezer for later use or cook them immediately.