The Paleo Recipe Book

Friday, March 23, 2012

Indian Non-Veg Recipe - Spicy Prawns Fry !




Spicy Prawn Fry


Ingredients :

Prawn – 1/2 kg
Red Chilli – 3
Big Onion – 1 small size
Curry leaves – 2 leaves
Ginger – Garlic paste – 1/2 tbsp
Tomato – 1 small size or 1/2 of a medium sized tomato
Turmeric Powder – 2 pinches
Chilli Powder – 1 1/2 tsp
Water – 1 1/2 cup
Oil – 3 tbsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp

Method :

Heat oil in a pan.
Add red chilli and fry for few seconds.
Add onion, curry leaves and fry till the onion turns golden brown.
Add Ginger-Garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes and the colour of the paste turns light brown in colour.
Add tomato and fry till it is cooked.
Add Turmeric Powder, Chilli powder and fry for 1-2 minutes.
Add the prawn and fry for 2 minutes.
Add water, salt and allow it to boil for 2 minutes.
Close the pan, lower the flame and allow the prawn to get cooked.
Stir it after 3-4 minutes.
Check if the prawn is cooked by cutting it using a spoon. Prawn will take less time to get cooked.
If it is cooked, fry till the gravy thickens.

Variations :

If you don’t want the dish to be spicy reduce the Chilli Powder amount to 1 tsp or 1  1/4 tsp.