How To Make Prawn Fry Recipe
An Outlook On Prawns Fry Recipe
Prawn fry is a curry made from prawns and coconut mixed with a lot of spices. It finds an important pace in all auspicious occasions like weddings and functions. Prawns Fry Recipe is also popular in Calcutta, Kerala and Tamil nadu.
Prawns fry recipe is basically a Bangladheshi dish from South East Asia. Bangladesh is bordered by India to its west, and it is a fertile area . It is the world's largest delta and it is also one of the thickly populated Countries with the population more than 10 million people.
Since it is known as the `land of rivers`, this place is rich in sea food.Prawn curry is one of the popular dishes of Bangladesh and from there it is spread to all parts of India. Both small prawns and gaint prawns are used for this fry and the fish-eating communities in India always prefer `chingri', a variety of prawn.
It has also been said that this dish has been brought from Malaysian sailors to India. Prawn Fry tastes exclusive because it is mostly cooked with mustard oil which gives a unique taste and flavor to the fry. In some places, this prawn fry is cooked in fresh banana leaf, which enhances the taste of it. You can see this item in the sea food menu of all top restaurants in India. Another variety of prawn fry includes prawns cooked with chopped banana flowers.
Mustard paste seems an important ingredient in the preparation of prawn fry. There are a few varieties of prawn fry and In Indian variety mostly they use coconut paste or cashew paste for added richness and aroma.
Ingredients For Prawns Fry Recipe
How To Make Prawn Fry
Wash and clean the prawns thoroughly with water.
Take the prawns in a large bowl and put the required salt in it. Then add the measured quantity of Chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and a tea spoon of cooking oil to it and mix well.
Let it marinate for a few hours.
Place a pan in a stove and heat it.pour some ghee or cooking oil, especially mustard oil for added flavor.
Once the oil is heated, put a spoon of cumin seeds and a cardamom.let it splutter.
Add finely chopped onions and roast it till golden brown and add the green chillies to it.
At this stage, add the marinated prawns and keep frying till they swirl up.
Put the grated coconut and cashews into the blender and make it into a smooth paste.
Now add this paste to the prawns in the pan and sprinkle a little water and close it with a lid.
Let it cook for a few minutes and switch off the stove when it becomes dry and golden brown.
Spinkle fried curry leaves over the fry and serve hot with steamed rice.
Things To Remember For Making A Prawns Fry Recipe
• While serving it with rice, basmati makes a wonderful choice and just add a spoon of ghee over the hot rice for enhanced aroma.
• As it is quite easy to prepare, you can make it in 30 minutes if you want a delicious snack on a rainy day.so you can choose this if you have a little time to prepare.
• Extracting the vein is very important while cleaning the prawns.so ensure that the veins are taken out completely.
• It can also be used as a starter during parties and functions with onion raita and any sauce like Szechwan.
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and clean the prawns thoroughly with water.
Take the prawns in a large bowl and put the required salt in it. Then add the measured quantity of Chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and a tea spoon of cooking oil to it and mix well.
Let it marinate for a few hours.
Place a pan in a stove and heat it.pour some ghee or cooking oil, especially mustard oil for added flavor.
Once the oil is heated, put a spoon of cumin seeds and a cardamom.let it splutter.
Add finely chopped onions and roast it till golden brown and add the green chillies to it.
At this stage, add the marinated prawns and keep frying till they swirl up.
Put the grated coconut and cashews into the blender and make it into a smooth paste.
Now add this paste to the prawns in the pan and sprinkle a little water and close it with a lid.
Let it cook for a few minutes and switch off the stove when it becomes dry and golden brown.
Spinkle fried curry leaves over the fry and serve hot with steamed rice.
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