PRAWNS

BASIC PRAWN CURRY

Ingredients

Prawns(cleaned)-1/2 kg

Chopped small onion-2 cup

Chopped tomato-1 cup

Green chilly-2

My masala powder-1 1/2 tbsp

Curryleaves and coriander leaves

Oil

Salt

Turmeric powder

Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp

METHOD

In oil season mustard seeds,little aniseeds,cloves.

Add onion,green chilly,curry leaves and saute well.

Add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder and saute till raw flavour goes.

Add tomatoes and saute well till paste consistency.

Add masalapowder,salt and mix it.

Sprinkle water and boil till gravey conistency.

Add prawns and cook till it shrinks.

sprinkle coriander leaves.

PRAWNS FRY

Method:
Marinate the prawns with the paste of ginger,garlic,drychilly and pepper (salt too)
Keep for 1 hr.

Heat some oil,fry curryleaves and drychilly.
Add the marinated prawns and saute well till crisp and cooked.

Note: can add little cornflour or riceflour while marinating.(for crispness)

PRAWNS BRIYANI

Ingredients

Basmathi or jeera sambarice-1 cup
water-1 1/2 to 2 cups

note: if the rice is new ,it need less water.
soak the rice for 10 - 15 mts,when it soaks for longtime ,the rice will break while cooking.
instead of soaking,just wash the rice,strain water and keep it.the wetness in rice is enough to soak.

Prawns-250 gms
gingergarlic paste- 2 tsp
chilly powder-1 tsp
garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
green chilly-3
dhaniya powder-1/2 tsp
sliced onion-2 big
sliced tomato- 2 medium size
cinnamon,cloves,bayleaves,aniseeds,staranes-few

oil-4 to 6 tbsp,butter or ghee-1 tbsp
mint leaves and corianderleaves together-1/2 cup
salt

METHOD
Tips:soak the prawns with salt and little gingergarlic paste for 1/2 to 1 hr .

Heat oil in cooker.
Add masala products(cinnamon,cloves,etc)
Add gingergarlic and saute well with little salt(so that it won't stick much in cooker)
Add sliced onion,tomato,green chilly,saute lightly.
Add all powders one by one and mix well.
Add coriander and mint leaves,mix well.
Add prawns,half of the salt and semi cook it.
Add rice,mix evenly.
Add water,remaining salt,cook .
In cooker,leave 1 whistle in high,keep in sim and leave 1 whistle.

Note: we can do plain briyani with above receipe and add prawns 65 at last.


PRAWN VEG HEALTHY NOODLES

Ingredients

Plain noodles-1 pkt
Prawn-250 gms
Egg-2
Carrot,beans,peas(chopped)-1 cup
Onion-2
Green chilly-4
Tomato-1
Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp
Masala powder-2 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method

Clean the prawns.

Boil water,add little salt and 1 tsp oil.
Add noodles,cook it and drain water .
Again wash it in cold water and drain.

Beat the egg with pepper powder and salt.
Scramble it with little oil and keep aside.

Heat oil ,add onion,green chilly and sauté till golden brown.
Add vegetables and sauté till semi cooked.
Add tomato,sauted it.
Add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder and masala powder and mix well.
Add prawns,salt mix ,close the lid and cook it.
After the cooking process,add the noodles and mix evenly
Sprinkle scrambled egg on it.
Garnish with chopped spring onion.

Serve with sauce.
Option : can add soy sauce,tomato sauce and green chilly sauce for Chinese method.



PRAWN FRIED RICE

Ingredients
Basmathi rice-250 gms
Prawns-400 gms
Chopped carrot ,beans -1/4 cup
Spring onion-4(use both onion and leaves)
Green chillies-3
Pepper powder-1 tsp
Salt
Egg-3
Oil

Method
Cook the rice with salt.

Sauté the green chilly,onion,carrot and beans with oil.
Add cleaned prawns,salt and sauté till cooked.
Add the cooked rice and mix.

Scramble the egg with little pepper powder and salt.
Add in the rice.
Sprinkle chopped spring onion leaves.
Ready to serve with chilly garlic tomato sauce.



PRAWN STUFFED ROTI

Ingredients
Prawn-1/4 kg
Maida-2 cup
Big onion-1
Coconut scrapped-2 tbsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Ani seeds-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder-1 tsp
Garlic-3 flakes
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Oil
Salt

Method

Cleans the prawns .
Mash garlic and ani seeds.

Season mustard seeds in oil,add chopped onion and sauté lightly.
Add garlic saunf paste and mix well.
Add prawns,salt,turmeric powder,chilly powder and mix well.
Cook it .add coconut and mix well.

Make a soft dough using maida,salt and water.
Do balls.
Do the balls like cup to stuff some prawn mixture,cover it.
Roll it like chappathi and cook on tawa both sides using ghee or oil.