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Prawns Kerala Easy Nadan Roast Like Toddy Shop

Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 15 nos Prawns big
  • 2 tsp Kashmiri Chilly powder
  • Turmeric powder half teaspoon
  • Pepper powder half teaspoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Cocunut oil for frying As reqd
  • 1 teaspoon Coconut oil for garnishing
  • 1 Medium Onion
  • Water As reqd
  • 1 teaspoon Lime juice

Instructions
 

  • Make a mix of Chilly powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt with some water and make it a paste and marinate the prawns and keep it for 15 minutes.
  • Heat coconut oil in a pan and heat it and put the prawns and shallow fry it both the sides. It just need to fry a little bit 3 mts each side.
  • Dont throw the left over marinade in the plate. Pour some warm water 1 or 1 and half cup and mix it.
  • After around 6 minutes, pour the left over marinade mixed with water to the pan and let it simmer. Now add the onions and mix it well.
  • Let the prawns cook in the water until gravy is thick and onions are kind of dissolved in low flame.
  • Now add 1 teaspoon oil, lime juice and the curry leaves and mix well.
  • Let it simmer for some time until the gravy is reduced.
  • The spicy prawn roast is ready.

Notes

Try to use fresh prawns. Also frozen prawns from the stores like BJs or Costco (in USA) will be very nice.
You can visit this link Malabar Special Chemmeen Roast. You can also visit this link Kerala Prawns Biriyani.
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