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Andhra Prawns Fry Easy With Fresh Raw Ingredients

Andhra style Prawns fried with spicy masala
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Andhra
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Prawns
  • Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbsp
  • 2 tbsp Chilly powder
  • Turmeric powder A pinch
  • 1 tbsp Garam masala
  • 1 no Onion
  • 2 nos Chillies small
  • 1 no Bay leaf optional, Karuga/Vazhana ela
  • Salt As reqd
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • 2 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 1/2" stick Cinnamon Karugapatta
  • 2 nos Cardamom Elakka
  • Coriander leaves optional

For masala paste:-

  • 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp Poppy seeds Khashakhash
  • 1" stick Cinnamon Karugapatta
  • 4 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 3 nos Cardamom Elakka
  • 2 nos Garlic pods
  • Fresh grated coconut A handful

Instructions
 

  • Wash the prawns well.
  • Marinate them with ginger-garlic paste, chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and 1/2 tbsp of garam masala for 30 mins.
  • Fry all the ingredients listed in masala paste without oil for 5 mins and grind it with some water.
  • Add some water into the mixture and let it boil on medium flame for abt 15 mins.
  • :- If the prawns are of small size, 10 mins will be enough.
  • Add the masala paste and a bay leaf after 8 - 9 mins.
  • Boil, until it becomes a gravy but check whether the prawns are cooked.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add half inch of cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, onion, chillies and saute, till they turn golden in color.
  • Add cooked prawns with the gravy.
  • Fry, until all the gravy is golden brown in color.
  • Add 1/2 tbsp of garam masala powder and some coriander leaves, if needed.
  • :- Serve Andhra Prawns Fry hot with rice or roti.
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