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Gongura prawns recipe
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Gongura Prawns also popularly known as Gongura Royyala Kura is a dish from the Andhra, Telangana cuisine. A unique combination of Gongura/ sorrel leaves and prawns, this is a feast for sea food lovers.
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Prep Time
5
minutes
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Cook Time
20
minutes
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Total Time
25
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian
Ingredients
250
grams
Deshelled Prawns
refer notes
1
medium
Onion
1
tbsp
Ginger garlic paste
2
tbsp
Oil
1 1/2
tbsp
Salt
1
tbsp
Chili powder
1/2
tbsp
Garam masala
1/2
tbsp
Coriander powder
Water
Gongura paste (Sorrel leaves)
3
Cups
Gongura leaves
refer notes
2
Green chili
1
tbsp
Oil
Instructions
Gongura (Sorrel leaves) paste
Wash, clean and completely dry gongura leaves.
Heat oil in a pan and add slit green chilis and cook for2 minutes.
Add gongura or sorrel leaves to the pan.
Cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn off the flame and let it cooldown (refer notes)
Transfer the ingredients to a blender and grind it to a smooth paste.
Gongura Prawns curry
Heat oil in a separate pan. Add chopped onions and cook for 2 minutes until they turn translucent.
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute till the raw smell goes away.
Add prawns (refer notes) to the pan. Then add salt, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder.
Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
Add gongura paste, mix well and add ½ cup water.
Cook for 5 minutes till the gravy turns thick and flavors are well absorbed.
Serve with rice, roti.
Notes
Use deshelled, deveined fresh prawns. If using frozen prawns let them thaw completely.
I used large prawns but this recipe tastes good with small or medium prawns.
You can skip using red chili powder and add only green chilis.
The green chilis can be increased or decreased according to your spiciness.
Cook gongura/ sorrel leaves till they change color, refer images in introduction.
When the sorrel leaves are cooked it becomes very soft and reduces to a very smaller quantity. 3 cups of raw leaves gives 1 cup of cooked paste.
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