Actress Lennon Parham once said, “The smell of shrimp is comforting.” Truly, shrimp or prawns are one of the most comforting foods to relish. With so many varied ways to cook, it becomes more and more exciting for me to cook every time I lay my hands on fresh prawns. Prawns are rich in texture and flavor, which makes it even more challenging and rewarding to blend in flavors and spices. My favourite way to cook prawns is also one of the easiest and fastest ways to cook and relish this delicacy, taking only ten minutes and three major ingredients to create a yummy recipe.
Prep Time – 5 minutes
Cook Time – 10 minutes
Total Time – 15 minutes
Serves – 2
Ingredients –
Prawns ( medium-sized ) – 300 gms
Onion – 1
Tomato – ½
Green chillies – 2
Ginger-Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Fish Masala – 2 tbsp
Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Oil – 30 ml
Salt – to taste ( kosher salt can be used as well )
Method –
1 ) Clean, shell and delve into the prawns. Set aside.
2 ) Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion, tomato, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute till
golden brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste, masala and chilli powder and saute further for a
minute.
3 ) Add the prawns and mix them well. Add salt. Sprinkle a few drops of water. Cover the lid and
cook for ten minutes on medium-high flame. Once done, sprinkle lime juice on top and serve hot
with Roti or Naan.
