Name: Prawn Ghee Roast
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Prawns; 1/4 cup curd/yogurt; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 6 dry red chilies; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds; 10 garlic cloves; 1 lemon sized ball tamarind; 1/4 cup water

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Make this Prawn Ghee Roast that is succulent, flavourful with freshly ground masala makes it classic comfort food!

This recipe was originally published in March 2015. It has been updated with contents and photos.

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What is Prawn Ghee Roast?

Prawn Ghee Roast is a popular Mangalore recipe whose origin is from a small town Kundapur, close to Mangalore.

This Mangalore Prawn Roast is a spicy, juicy, and most flavourful prawn roast recipe ever.

Prawns are marinated with curd, turmeric, and lemon juice and shallow fried to get the juicy and tender prawns and cooked in the freshly ground spices, this spice masala plays a huge role in getting the signature taste for this prawn ghee roast recipe.

Ingredients to make Prawn Ghee Roast Masala:

Prawn Ghee Roast Masala are dry red chilies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, garlic, tamarind, fenugreek seeds.

Why this recipe works:

1. You can taste the authentic taste of the recipe.

2. Easy, quick to make at home.

3. Make restaurant-quality food just at home.

How to make Prawn Ghee Roast:

prawns, spices are taken in bowl and plates — These all the ingredients to make prawn ghee roast.

prawns, curd, turmeric powder in a mixing bowl — Take prawns/shrimp, curd, turmeric powder, salt, and lemon juice.

yoghurt and prawns in small bowl — Mix to combine and let it marinate for 5 minutes.

dry red chilles, garlic and spices are in plate with blender — Meanwhile will make a Masala, These all the ingredients to grind, I have taken dry red chilies, coriander seeds, garlic cloves, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, tamarind.

spices are in the belnder — Add into the blender and 1/4 cup of water.

ground paste in blender — Grind to a smooth paste and set aside.

ghee in cast iron pan — To cook prawns: Add 1 tablespoon ghee to the pan.

prawns with yoghurt marinade in cast iron pan — Add marinated prawns

fried prawns in cast iron pan — Stir fry the prawns to cook. Collect the cooked prawns in a bowl and set aside.

ground spice puree in cast iron pan — Add the ground masala

masala is being cooked in cast iron pan — Stir fry the masala for 4 to 5 minutes.

masala is cooked to thicken in cast iron pan — You can see a thin glaze of oil on the sides of the pan and the masala is slightly darkened.

cooked prawns is being added to masala in cast iron pan — Add the cooked prawns.

manglore prawn roast in cast iron pan — Mix well and cook for 1 minute to the prawns to be coated with the masala and serve.

Tips to make the best Mangalore Prawn Roast:

Ghee: Add good quality ghee for the best flavors.
The flavors amicably depend on ghee, adding generous ghee for prawn ghee roast makes it scrumptious.

Prawns: You may use any sized prawns for this recipe, make sure to clean and devein them before you cook.

Marination: You can marinate the prawns for overnights.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. How do you serve prawn ghee roast?

This prawn roast can be served with Steamed Rice, Pulao, Dosa, Idly, or Roti.

2. How long can I store prawn ghee roast?

Leftover prawn ghee roast can be stored in an air-tight container and refrigerated for 3 days.

just reheat in a pan and drizzle 1 teaspoon of ghee just to heat it up.

3. How to buy fresh Prawns?

Fresh prawns with the shell that has a firm and glossy appearance, if you find black spots on the shell it is the indicator that shrimp is no longer fresh.

While buying prawns/ shrimp you have two choices of buying a fresh or frozen.

Both will work but the frozen prawns will have total time to defrost and not as flavourful as fresh prawns cooked.
They also tend to cook tougher after cooking, so the fresh prawns are way better!

4. How long to cook the prawns?

You can tell when the prawns cooked as it will turn to a pink color and half curve shape.

For medium-sized prawns, it takes 3 to 4 minutes to cook.
For large shrimp, it will take 5 to 6 minutes and
For Jumbo prawns 7 to 8 minutes.

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Prawn Ghee Roast

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Make this prawn ghee roast that is succulent, flavourful with freshly ground masala makes it a classic comfort Food!

Author: Nithya Narasimhan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 3 1x
Category: Starter/Side Dish
Method: stovetop
Cuisine: indian

Ingredients

Scale

3 tablespoon Ghee

Marinade:

1/2 kg Prawns
1/4 cup curd/yogurt
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice

To Grind:

6 dry red chilies
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
10 garlic cloves
1 lemon sized ball tamarind
1/4 cup water

Instructions

Wash and devein the prawns.

To Marinade te prawns: Take prawns/shrimp, curd, turmeric powder, salt, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl.

Mix to combine and let it marinate for 5 minutes.

To grind Masala:

Meanwhile will make a Masala, I have taken dry red chilies, coriander seeds, garlic cloves, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, tamarind.

Add into the blender and 1/4 cup of water. Grind to a smooth paste and set aside.

To cook prawns: Add 1 tablespoon ghee to the pan,add marinated prawns

Stir fry the prawns to cook. Collect the cooked prawns in a bowl and set aside.

To make prawn Ghee roast:

To the same pan or Kadai add 2 tablespoon ghee.

Add the ground masala. Stir fry the masala for 4 to 5 minutes.

You can see a thin glaze of oil on the sides of the pan and the masala is slightly darkened.

Add the cooked prawns. Mix well and cook for 1 minute to the prawns to be coated with the masala.

Notes

Tips to make the best Prawn Ghee roast :

Ghee: Add good quality ghee for the best flavors.

The flavors amicably depend on ghee, adding generous ghee for prawn ghee roast makes it scrumptious.

Prawns: You may use any sized prawns for this recipe, make sure to clean and devein them before you cook.

Marination: You can marinate the prawns for overnights.

Keywords: prawns ghee roast, spicy prawns recipe, manglore prawn roast

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