Prawn Ghee Roast

This recipe was posted by Rajanikanth Shenoy, Mangalore on www.mangalorean.com. I have tried it a couple of times and it tastes yummy. My family liked it too. Ofcourse I used less than half of the chillis mentioned and reduced the amount of oil and ghee too.

Not sure if its recommended for calorie conscious people :)

Ingredients:

1. Jumbo Prawns - 1 Kg shelled and de-veined
2. Lemon - 1 Squeezed
3. Curds - ½ Cup
4. White Pepper powder - 1 Tbsp
5. Turmeric powder - 1 Tsp
6. Salt - To taste
7. Red long chillies - 30 roasted
8. Red short chillies - 8 roasted
9. Coriander Seeds - 1 Tsp roasted
10. Cumin Seeds - ½ Tsp roasted
11. Fenugreek Seeds - ½ Tsp roasted
12. Garlic flakes - 12-16
13. Tamarind - Cherry size ball soaked in 2 tbsp water
14. Refined vegetable oil - 30 ml
15. Pure Desi Ghee - 30 ml
16. Chopped Coriander leaves - A handful
17. Lemon wedges - To garlish

Method:

1. Marinate prawns with ingredients 2 to 6. If you want the prawns to stay uncurled after cooking, pass a bamboo skewer or broom stick through the prawns (But don’t forget to remove the sticks from the cooked prawns before eating). Keep it marinated for 8-24 hrs in the refrigerator.
2. Grind ingredients 7 to 13 to a thick paste.
3. Heat oil in a shallow pan. Roast the marinated prawns till they cook. Drain and keep aside.
4. In the same oil, roast the ground masala till oil leaves the sides and raw smell disappears. Add salt to taste, the marinade and the cooked prawns. Mix well and keep for 2-3 mins on slow fire. Add ghee, mix and cover. When the masala gets thick, transfer to serving dish, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with lemon wedges.

Same masala could be used for making Ghee Roast of 1.5kg Chicken.