Prawns Ghee Roast recipe

How to make Prawn Ghee Roast

Ingredients:
Prawns- 500 gms after cleaning and deveining
Onion- finely chopped- 1 big
Garlic paste- 1 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- a few
Curd - 2 tbs
Tamarind pulp-small lemon sized ball
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Hing- asafoetida- a pinch
Ghee-3 tbsp
salt to taste

To roast :
Dry red chilly- 2
Kashmiri Red Chilly- 4-5
Pepper- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp

Prawns ghee roast

Preparing the masala:

The first step is to dry roast the masala. Heat a pan and start by dry roasting the chilies. Roast on low flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till it changes color. Set this aside. 

In the same pan add the rest of the ingredients- pepper, cumin, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and coriander seeds and dry roast till it changes color and you can hear the mustard splutter.

Remove from the pan and allow it to cool down. Make a fine powder in a mixer jar.

Mix this powder with garlic paste and tamarind water and keep the masala aside

Making the prawns masala:

Marinate the prawns with turmeric powder, salt, and curd and set aside for 10 minutes. Fry the prawns until it is slightly golden on both sides. Drain and set aside.

In the same pan add half of the ghee. Add asafoetida , onion and curry leaves and fry for two minutes. Next, add the paste and cook in medium flame for about two to three minutes. Add the prawns and mix well. Add the rest of the ghee and roast on low flame till the masala gets coated to the prawns and once cooked the ghee separates. Serve hot with ghee rice, roti or with steamed rice