Jeera Miri Kolambi Recipe - Cumin & Black Pepper Prawns

Name: Jeera Miri Kolambi Recipe - Cumin & Black Pepper Prawns
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 g Shrimp (300 grams Prawns shelled and deveined); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion finely chopped); 1 piece Tomato (1 Tomato finely chopped); 5 pieces Curry leaves (5 Curry leaves); 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil (4 tablespoons Oil); 2 tbsp Cilantro (2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves); 1 piece Ginger (1 inch Ginger); 2 cloves Garlic (2 cloves Garlic); 1 tsp Ground Turmeric (1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 2 pieces Dried Red Chili (2 Dry Red Chillies); 10 pieces Black Peppercorns (10 Whole Black Peppercorns); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 1 tsp Malt Vinegar (1-2 teaspoons Malt vinegar — up to 2)

Jeera Miri Kolambi Recipe - Cumin & Black Pepper Prawns - Indian Snack Recipes (Indian)

50 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making Jeera Miri Kolambi Recipe (Cumin & Black Pepper Prawns), grind all the ingredients for the spice paste including ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, dry red chillies, whole black peppercorns, salt, malt vinegar with about 2 tablespoons water. Make a smooth spice paste.
2Marinade the prawns with the paste and add some salt. Keep aside.
3Heat the oil in a kadai. On a medium high heat, add the curry leaves and the onions. Stir occasionally.
4When the onions are caramelised, add the tomato paste or chopped tomato. Cook on medium heat till the tomatoes are mushy and the onions and tomatoes have come together.
5Add the prawns along with all the spice paste they were marinaded in. Add about 1/4 cup of water and cook on high heat till the prawns are done and all the water has evaporated. (If you want, you can add more water and you can make a gravy dish from the same prawns as well.
6Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
7Serve Jeera Miri Kolambi Recipe (Cumin & Black Pepper Prawns) with some Coconut Rice and Raw Mango Raita Recipe or along with Green Chutney as a party appetizer served with Cucumbertini Recipe for cocktail party.