Prawn Masala / Spicy Prawn Masala / Shrimp Masala / Masala Shrimp

Many of my viewers requested me to post more prawn recipes, since this blog had only one recipe using prawns. I made my prawn fry a year back and it came out pretty good. Now i made a masala style prawn recipe and it was yummy. My next plan is to make a prawn gravy, my aunty makes the best prawn gravy, i should ring her soon and ask for the recipe..

Now when talking about this recipe. This is a quick recipe which can be made in less than 30 mins. Actually prawn takes only few mins to cook. But the making of masala take a little time and the balance of the flavour and taste should be perfect. So please try it and let me know how it turned out..

Preparation Time:  15 minsCooking Time: 30 minsServes : 4

Ingredients:

Oil - 3 tblspnPrawn / Shrimp - 250 grams cleaned Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stickFennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp Cardamom / Yelakai - 2Onion - 1 large chopped finelyGreen Chilli -1 slitCurry leaves - 1 sprig

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tspChilli powder - 1 tspCoriander powder / Malli podi- 1 tspTurmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1/2 tspGaram Masala powder - 1/2 tspPepper powder - 1/2 tspTomato - 2 medium chopped finely Salt to tasteWater - 1/2 cup 

For Marination:Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tspChilli powder - 1 tspCoriander powder / Malli podi- 2 tspTurmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1/2 tspGaram Masala powder - 1/2 tspPepper powder - 1 tspSalt to taste

Method:

Take cleaned prawn in a bowl, add all the marination ingredients in it and mix well. Let it sit for 10 mins.

Now heat oil in a kadai. Add the marinated prawns and toss well in the oil. Let it cook for 5 to 7 mins till it is cooked, turns pink and curls. Remove the prawns alone in a bowl leaving any of the juices in the kadai.

Now let the juice bubble up and reduce for a couple of mins. Now add in cinnamon, fennel seeds and cook for a min.

Add in onions, curry leaves and green chilli. Saute for 5 mins

or so.

Now add in ginger garlic paste and mix well for a min.

Add in salt and all spice powders and mix well for a min.

Add in tomatoes and mix well. Cook covered for 5 mins or so on a low heat till it turns mushy.

Now increase the heat and add some water and mix well.Cook this for a min.

Add the cooked prawns and mix well. Cook for 5 mins or so.

Serve with rice or roti.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Take cleaned prawns in a bowl

Add in ginger garlic paste

Add in salt and spice powders

mix this well and let it marinate for 10 mins

Now heat oil

Add the prawns and mix well

Cook this for 5 to 7 mins till it is done

Drain the prawns

Set aside in a plate

Heat the remaining juices

Add fennel, cardamom and cinnamon

Add in onions, green chilli and curry leaves

Saute till it turns golden

Add in ginger garlic paste

salt

spice powders

Mix that around

Add in tomatoes

Toss well in the oil

Cover and cook

Cook till it turns mushy

Add a splash of water

mix that well

Now it has gone thick and oil has separated

Add the prawns back in

Mix well

Cook this for few more mins

And serve