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Main Course

Southern Prawns Roast Delight

Pan-fried until the edges go dark and crispy, this prawn fry is the kind of dish you eat standing in the kitchen before it ever reaches the table. Dry-roasted with spices and finished with a fistful of curry leaves.

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

1 kg Prawns Chemmeen
3 nos Onions chopped into small peices, medium
1 nos Tomato — finely chopped
Tomato sauce, to taste
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
13/4 tbsp Chilly powder
11/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Coriander powder
1 tbsp Garam masala
1 nos Lemon
Or
1 tbsp Vinegar
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Curry leaves A, a few
Salt, to taste
Oil, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing Southern Prawns Roast Delight, first clean the prawns well, wash and drain.
Step 2
Marinate with 3/4 tbsp of chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice or vinegar for 1 - 2 hrs.
Step 3
Add a little water and cook, till 3/4th done.
Step 4
Pour oil into a pan and heat it or a kadai.
Step 5
Let the mustard seeds crackle.
Step 6
Add curry leaves followed by the ginger-garlic paste and sauté, until slightly brown.
Step 7
Add the chopped onions and sauté, until golden brown.
Step 8
Add the powders: remaining chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala and cook well, till we get the cooked smell.
Step 9
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and the cooked prawns.
Step 10
Allow it to boil.
Step 11
Lower the flame and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or till the prawns are fully cooked.
Step 12
Serve Southern Prawns Roast Delight hot with chappatis, naan or even rice.

Tip

Patience at the dry-roasting stage is everything. The longer you let the moisture evaporate, the more concentrated the flavour becomes.

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Main Course

Southern Prawns Roast Delight

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

1 kg Prawns Chemmeen
3 nos Onions chopped into small peices, medium
1 nos Tomato — finely chopped
Tomato sauce, to taste
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
13/4 tbsp Chilly powder
11/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Coriander powder
1 tbsp Garam masala
1 nos Lemon
Or
1 tbsp Vinegar
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Curry leaves A, a few
Salt, to taste
Oil, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing Southern Prawns Roast Delight, first clean the prawns well, wash and drain.
Step 2
Marinate with 3/4 tbsp of chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice or vinegar for 1 - 2 hrs.
Step 3
Add a little water and cook, till 3/4th done.
Step 4
Pour oil into a pan and heat it or a kadai.
Step 5
Let the mustard seeds crackle.
Step 6
Add curry leaves followed by the ginger-garlic paste and sauté, until slightly brown.
Step 7
Add the chopped onions and sauté, until golden brown.
Step 8
Add the powders: remaining chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala and cook well, till we get the cooked smell.
Step 9
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and the cooked prawns.
Step 10
Allow it to boil.
Step 11
Lower the flame and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or till the prawns are fully cooked.
Step 12
Serve Southern Prawns Roast Delight hot with chappatis, naan or even rice.