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Malabar Special Chemmeen Roast | Prawn Roast

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 6 People

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Prawns
  • 2 Tsp Red chilly
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt As required
  • 1/2 Cup Water
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 Large Onion
  • 2 Nos.. Tomato
  • 3 Nos. Green chilly
  • 1 Tsp Pepper powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Garam masala
  • Few Curry leaves

Instructions
 

  • For preparing the lip smacking favorite, first clean the prawns and keep it ready.
  • Marinate the prawns in a mixture of red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt as required.
  • Cook the marinated prawns in a pot on a medium flame adding half cup water to it. When the water is almost used up, the prawns will be cooked leaving very little gravy.
  • When the prawns are well cooked and coated with the masala, convert it into a plate and keep it aside.
  • Heat oil in same pan and add ginger garlic paste and onion. Saute for 5 minutes and when it is translucent, add tomato and green chilly. Saute for another 5 minutes.
  • Add pepper powder and garam masala to it and mix well.
  • Mix the cooked chemmeen (prawns) and add some curry leaves. Then stir fry for few minutes till the gravy is thickly coated on the prawns.
  • Serve hot. Please try and let me know if you like it.

Notes

You can visit this link Kerala Prawns Fry With Thick Coconut Milk Masala. You can also visit this link Chemmeen Theeyal.
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