Masala Prawns
Dry Spiced Prawns
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Prep 10 mins
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Cook 10 mins
A quick and delicious spiced prawn dish, fresh and light with a zing of lemon
Hari says
Prawns are a loved ingredient all over southern India, either in a sauce as a main dish or as a tangy snack on their own. I threw this version together one night in an attempt to impress my husband-to-be as it's perfect for sharing (and you can eat it with your fingers - much less formal and more fun... and he married me so it must've worked).
Anyway, it's really important you use the freshest, sweetest prawns, and then you simply toss them in the special selection of spices then cook quickly with garlic, chilli and mustard seeds. Light, delicious, tangy, and sweet. You'll love it.
- Ingredients
- Method
- 500g prawns
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed
- ½ tsp cumin seeds, crushed
- ½ tsp salt
Masala
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp brown mustard seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- 1 chilli, sliced
- Juice from a lemon
Method
- Wash the prawns and pat dry with some kitchen roll.
- Crush the coriander and cumin seeds.
- Sprinkle the prawns with turmeric, chilli, coriander, cumin, salt and mix well.
- Heat the oil in a wide based pan and add the mustard and cumin seeds. Just as they sizzle add the sliced garlic and fresh chopped chilli.
- Quickly stir in the prawns, reduce the heat and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Squeeze in the lemon juice and toss to coat the prawns.
- Once pink and cooked through (another minute or so) throw in the fresh coriander to serve.
Served with
This prawn dish needs a good squeeze of lemon juice and fresh coriander and is lovely with fried pooris or with some rice. I like to cook a few as a finger food starter.
Nutritional information
| Typical values* | per Serving |
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| Calories | 91 |
| Fat (g) | 3.2 |
| of which saturates (g) | 0.3 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 0.2 |
| of which sugars (g) | 0.1 |
| Fibre (g) | 0.0 |
| Protein (g) | 16 |
| Salt (mg) | 1.0 |
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Comments (8)
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Hari Ghotra
Hi Maya - I would cook them fresh just get it all ready and fry off at the last minute.
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Margarita
Disappointed that the method for recipes are no longer available -
kevin
Hi Hari
Simply put, quick easy and delicious, even with frozen raw prawns.
Thankyou for sharing. -
Hari
So glad you enjoyed it - let me know what you try next! -
Andy Barber
Tried this recipe tonight: awesome. Simple, quick and so tasty. Drizzled it over some roti! Can't wait for tomorrow to try another recipe! Keep them coming, Hari.
Maya
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