Keralan Prawn Moilee – 35-Minute Recipe
A fragrant Keralan prawn curry that bursts with coconut, ginger, and a hint of mustard. The quick simmer creates a silky sauce that pairs perfectly with rice or traditional hoppers, making it ideal for a weeknight dinner or a weekend feast.
Recipe by karancooks· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 8 4/5 oz prawns
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 lime
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 8 curry leaves
- 2 tbsp shallots
- 1 inch ginger
- 2 garlic
- 1 1/10 cups coconut milk
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- 2 green chillies
- to garnish chilli oil
Instructions
- 1Marinate the prawns with a pinch of salt, pepper, turmeric, and lime juice for 15 minutes.
- 2Heat the coconut oil in a pan over medium heat. Add fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds; let them crackle.
- 3Add curry leaves, sliced shallots, minced ginger, and sliced garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallots soften, about 3–4 minutes.
- 4Pour in the thick coconut milk, stir to combine, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- 5Add the marinated prawns to the simmering sauce. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes, or until the prawns turn pink and are cooked through.
- 6Stir in the green chillies and optional cherry tomatoes; cook for an additional 1 minute.
- 7Remove from heat, garnish with a drizzle of chilli oil, and serve immediately with hoppers, string hoppers, or rice.
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Marinate First
Marinate the prawns with salt, pepper, turmeric and lime juice for 15 minutes before cooking.
Crackle the Seeds
Heat fenugreek and mustard seeds until they crackle before adding the aromatics.
Gentle Simmer
Bring the coconut milk to a gentle simmer before adding the prawns.
Add Tomatoes and Chillies Last
Stir in cherry tomatoes and green chillies for just 1 minute at the end of cooking.
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- How long does it take to make Keralan Prawn Moilee?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Keralan Prawn Moilee recipe make?
- This recipe makes 2 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Keralan Prawn Moilee recipe come from?
- It was shared by karancooks on tiktok.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.