Chettinad Recipes
Prawn Thokku Recipe
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Our scrumptious prawn thokku recipe is the perfect side dish for dosas, Idlies or rice. You can even have it as an appetizer as it tastes really divine!
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 25 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Prawns or Shrimp, about
- 2 onion chopped
- 1 piece Ginger minced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 big tomato or 2 small chopped
- 2 sprigs Curry Leaves
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp red chilly powder adjust according to your taste
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 tsp pepper powder optional
- Lemon juice few drops
- 1 tblsp Oil
- Salt to taste
- Coriander Leaves and Lemon wedge for garnish
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Instructions
- Clean the shrimp (or prawns) and devein them.
- Add little salt, pepper powder and lemon juice. Let this rest and marinate till you prepare the other stuff.
- Take a frying pan and add oil to it. Splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Add the onions and saute till it turns golden brown. Add the finely chopped ginger and garlic.
- Add the chopped (or pureed) tomato. Cook till the tomatoes are cooked.
- Mix the dry spice powder - turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
- Let it cook till oil separates from the masala.
- Add the prawns and mix for 2 minutes so that all the prawns will coated with the masala.
- Add very little water and required salt. You can made a dry prawns (or shrimp) masala by cooking on low heat without adding any water. Adjust the water as per your requirement.
- Cover and let it cook for about 10 minutes till all the prawns curls up into a 'c' or 'O' shape. This is an indication that it is done.
- Garnish with cilantro and a lemon wedge and switch off.
- Spicy prawns masala is ready to server.