PRAWNS THOKKU

Ingredients :

For masala

• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
• Black pepper corn – 1 tsp
• Dry red chilli – 4 no.
• Curry leaves – 10no.
• Grated coconut – ¼ cup
• Garlic – 6 no.

 

• Prawns – 500 grms
• Onion – 1 no.
• Tomato – 1 no.
• Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
• Cinnamon – 1 no.
• Cloves – 2 no.
• Green chilly – 3 no.
• Ginger garlic paste – 3 tbsp
• Curry leaves – 20 nos.
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – ½ tsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tsp
• Oil – 40 ml
• Salt to taste

 

Procedure :

1. De-vein the prawns and wash it with turmeric powder and keep it aside.
2. In a pan/wok dry roast everything under “masala” for 5 minutes.
3. Once cool put them in mixy jar and course grind it.
4. In a wok, add oil. Once hot, add cinnamon, cloves and fennel seeds and then sliced onion and fry well.
5. Then add chopped green chillies, ginger garlic paste and fry well.
6. Now add chopped tomato and fry well. Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and fry till the oil separates from the masala.
7. Add prawns and fry well for a minutes in high flame.
8. Add 50 ml water, the masala powder what we made earlier, cover and cook for 3 minutes .