Aromatic & delicious shrimp potato stew, Kerala style…
One of the curry-based dishes that I enjoy the most is this stew, a popular dish in Kerala usually made with potatoes. I’ve also added shrimp along with potatoes, which turned out fabulous. I crushed the ginger-garlic-cardamom-green chilies using a mortar & pestle and sauteed them in coconut oil, this will impart a mesmerizing aroma & flavor to this stew.
Added simple & aromatic spices to the cooked potato & shrimp and towards the end added coconut milk.
This is an absolutely delicious & finger licking delicious stew, that can be enjoyed with chapati or appam
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Shrimp & Potato Stew Cooked In Coconut Milk - Kerala Curry Recipe
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
To crush
- Garlic- 2 cloves
- Ginger- 2-inch slice
- Whole cardamoms- 2
- Green chili, halved- 2
For Cooking
- Coconut oil- 1 tbsp
- Crushed ingredients
- Curry leaves- 1 sprig
- Onion, chopped- 1
- Potato, diced- 1, large
- Warm water- ½ cup
- Shrimp, deveined & shelled- 10 large or 20 prawns
- Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
- Fennel powder- 1½ tsp
- Garam masala- ½ tsp
- Ground black pepper- ½ tsp
- Salt- 1½ tsp
- Tomato, sliced- 1 (optional)
- Coconut milk- 1 cup
Instructions
- Using a mortar & pestle, crush the above-mentioned ingredients.
- Place a large saucepan over medium heat, add coconut oil.
- Add the crushed ingredients & curry leaves, saute for 2 minutes.
- The aroma that'll be released while sautéing is just amazing.
- Add onion chopped, season with 1 tsp salt, saute for 2 minutes.
- Add potato diced, I've added 1 large potato.
- Add ½ cup warm water, combine well & cook covered till potatoes have turned soft.
- Don't overcook the potatoes.
- Add shrimp or prawns, combine well & cook for a few minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, fennel powder, garam masala, ground black pepper & ½ tsp salt. Combine well.
- Cook for a few minutes.
- Add sliced tomato, adding tomato is optional if you don't want tomato you can skip it.
- Cook covered for 2 minutes.
- Finally, add coconut milk; gently combine well & cook for 2 minutes.
- Take the pan off the heat & keep it covered for a few minutes.
- This stew tastes delicious when enjoyed with appam or chapati. Enjoy.
