Masala Prawns

Ingredients for Masala Prawns:

1. Prawns – ¾ kg
2. Red chilli powder – 2 small spoons
   Turmeric powder – 1/2 small spoon
   Ginger-garlic paste – 2 big spoons
   Salt – For taste
3. Coconut oil – 4 big spoons
4. Shallots – ¼ kg, chopped
   Green chillies – 3, end split
   Curry leaves – 2 or 3 stalks
5. Ginger-garlic crushed – 1 big spoon
6. Chilli powder – ½ small spoon
   Coriander powder – ½ small spoon
   Fennel seeds – 1 small spoon
7. Salt – For preparation
   Sugar – ¼ small spoon
8. Lemon juice – From 1 lemon

How to prepare Masala Prawns?

1. Clean prawns. But don’t remove its tail part.
2. Marinate prawns with ingredients no: 2 and allow to rest for 1 hour.
3. Heat oil, increase the flame to high level, and fry prawns for 1 minute. Keep them aside.
4. In the remaining oil, sauté ingredients no: 4.
5. When it turns light brown, add crushed ginger-garlic and sauté it well.
6. Add ingredients no: 6 and fry well.
7. Add salt and sugar.
8. Add fried prawns to it and increase the flame.
9. Add lemon juice and cook for 1 more minute with the lid closed.
10. Take off from flame. Don’t open the lid for a few minutes.
11. After that, you can open the lid and serve.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, January 1-15, 2018

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