Shrimp Karhayi
A popular Pakistani restaurant style prawn curry, made with a tomato and yogurt base, seasoned with Indian/Pakistani spices
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: South Asian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 207kcal
- 500 gm medium sized prawns de-veined and tail removed
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 5 small green chilies finely sliced
- 3 big green chilies slit open vertically or used whole
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder all spice
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp beaten yogurt room temperature
- 4 tomatoes chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- Sliced ginger and chopped coriander for garnish
- Chat masala for topping optional
In a bowl toss prawns with 1/2 tsp of salt and turmeric powder. Grill these prawns in butter at high flame for 1 min. (not more) and set aside in a bowl.
In a wok or frying pan, add 1 tbsp of ghee/butter and add onion, garlic and small green chilies. Fry them until they turn golden brown.
Add in chopped tomatoes along with salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
Mix and cover the wok/pan with a lid and reduce the flame to low. Allow the tomatoes to soften up. ( you can use an immersion blender if the tomatoes don't soften up properly) It'll take about 15 mins.
When the tomatoes have softened up to form a uniform curry base, add whole green chilies, yogurt and garam masala powder. Cook the masala for 5 mins.
Throw in the prawns and cover the wok. Cook for 4 mins max.
Turn off flame, sprinkle some chopped coriander, ginger strips, some more green chilies and some chat masala powder.
Serve hot with naan, chapati or paratha.
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 1924mg | Potassium: 546mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1475IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg