Friday 17 February 2017

Mild moringa drumstick curry with prawns

Mild  moringa drumstick curry with prawns
Mild  moringa drumstick curry with prawns

Moringa drumstick is a very tasty and nutritious vegetable. Today I am cooking it with prawns which enhances the flavor of drumstick. Vegetarians can omit the prawns and it will still be a tasty dish. Today I am making a dry curry without any gravy.

                                       Recipe summary
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                      Mild  moringa drumstick curry with prawns

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

Preparation
1. Shell and devein the prawns.
2. Cut and peel off the fibers from the skin of the drumstick. Please see this recipe for detail.

Method

1. Heat up the same frying pan with about 2 tablespoons of oil. I used a wok. Reduce the heat to medium and add the two dry chilies and fry for 2 seconds, stirring frequently. . If you are sensitive to frying dry chili add it later when you are sweating the onion. 
Prawns, moringa drumsticks, garlic,green chili, curry leaves and onions
Prawns, moringa drumsticks,
 garlic,green chili, 
curry leaves and onions

2. Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds and saute  for 2 seconds. 

3. Add onion, garlic, green chili and curry leaves and saute it for about 5 minutes  or until the onion is translucent.

4. Add prawns and saute for 3 minutes until they are lightly brown. 


5. Add the drumsticks, curry powder, coriander powder turmeric powder. 
Mild moringa
drumstick curry
with prawns



6.Add tamarind juice and 2 cups of  water. On high heat bring to the boil and reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes, covered. We need to simmer at least 10 minutes.



7. Add coconut milk, pepper, salt and simmer for 3 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust.

Mild moringa drumstick curry with prawns is ready.

                                                                                  
     Recipe follows in detail with pictures.
                     


Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Main
500 grams Moringa, cut into 2 inch pieces
200 grams prawn, shelled and deveined

Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
1 green chili chopped
4 garlic cloves, sliced
10 curry leaves, chopped
2 cups of  water

Spices
 1  2 inch cinnamon piece
2 dry chili, whole
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
½ tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp curry powder
½ tsp garam masala

Coconut milk
30 grams Tamarind (optional)
2 tbsp vegetable oil of your choice


Prawns, moringa drumsticks, garlic,green chili, curry leaves and onions
Prawns, moringa drumsticks, garlic,green chili, curry leaves and onions


Preparation
1. Shell and devein the prawns. Please see this recipe for details.
2. Cut and peel off the fibers from the skin of the drumstick. Please see this recipe for detail.

Method
Heat up the same frying pan with about 2 tablespoons of oil. I used a wok. Reduce the heat to medium and add  cinnamon and the two dry chilies and fry for 2 seconds, stirring frequently. . If you are sensitive to frying dry chili add it later when you are sweating the onion. 
Frying cinnamon and dry chili.
Frying cinnamon and dry chili.
Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds and saute  for 2 seconds. 
Adding fennel,cumin and fenugreek seeds
Adding fennel,cumin and fenugreek seeds

Add prawns and saute for 3 minutes until they are lightly brown.
Adding prawns
Adding prawns

Add onion, garlic, green chili and curry leaves and saute it for about 5 minutes  or until the onion is translucent.


Add onion, garlic, ginger, green chili and curry leaves
Adding onion, garlic, ginger, green chili and curry leaves


Add the drumsticks .
Adding drumsticks
Adding drumsticks

 Add curry powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.
Add curry powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.

Add curry powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.


Add 2 cups water and tamarind juice.
Adding water and tamarind juice
Adding water and tamarind juice


 On high heat bring to the boil and reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes, covered. We need to simmer at least 10 minutes.

Add coconut milk, pepper, salt and simmer for 3 minutes. 
Adding coconut
Adding coconut


Taste for seasoning and adjust.
Final stage
Final stage


Note:
If you add tamarind juice the curry will keep well up to 3 days in the fridge. For any time longer than that you will need to freeze it.


  Mild moringa drumstick curry with prawns
Mild moringa drumstick curry
with prawns



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