Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic

Name: Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 g Shrimp (300 grams Prawns cleaned & de-veined); 1 tbsp Clarified Butter (1 tablespoon Ghee); 4 sprig Curry leaves (2 sprig Curry leaves + 2 sprig Curry leaves); 1 tbsp Garlic (1 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped); 2 tsp Black Peppercorns (1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns crushed in a mortar and pestle + 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion thinly sliced); 1 tsp Tamarind Paste (1 teaspoon Dabur Homemade Tamarind Paste); ½ tsp Jaggery (1/2 teaspoon Jaggery); 2 pieces Dried Red Chili (2 Dry Red Chillies); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); 1 tsp Fennel Seed (1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)); 1 piece Star Anise (1 Star anise)

Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic - Fish Recipes (Indian)

25 minIndian

Servings3

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Steps

1To begin making the Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic, we will first make the fresh masala.
2Heat a skillet on medium low flame, dry roast the red chillies, whole black peppercorns, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, star anise and the curry leaves.
3This will take about 4-6 minutes. Turn off the flame and allow the mixture to cool.
4Transfer to a mixer jar and grind to a coarse mixture without using any water. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
5In a small bowl, mix together the tamarind paste and jaggery with a teaspoon of hot water, mix well and set aside.
6Heat a skillet, with ghee on medium low flame, once the ghee melts, add in the curry leaves and allow it to crackle.
7To this add the chopped garlic, and the freshly pounded peppercorns and saute for 30 seconds or until the garlic appears well fried.
8Now add in the sliced onions and fry till it turns into a light brown colour.
9At this stage, freshly ground masala and the tamarind-jaggery. Mix well, and finally add in the salt.
10Now that the masala has come together, add in the washed and cleaned prawns and cook on medium high heat.
11Prawns typically cook really quick and wont take more than 3-5 minutes to curl up, indicating the are cooked.
12Turn off the flame and transfer the Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic to a serving bowl and serve hot.
13Serve Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic as part of a meal along with Steamed Rice, Nadan Meen Kari Recipe (Kerala Style Fish Curry) for a satisfying meal.