For the last few days I was too much held up in something, so I couldn’t go to purchase any sea food. The only place where I get fish (I mean the fish I know), is City Market and it is open only on weekends :(. But last week I bought a pack of frozen shrimps from Price Chopper . My piece of advice would be, if possible always use fresh shrimps, becasue the frozen ones are a bit harder even after cooking and they have some smell :(.
We get fresh shrimps at our native. Most of the time, they will be alive when brought home. The smaller shrimps are more tasty than the big ones. But it takes a hell lot of time and patience to clean those (In small villages like my native, we cannot get cleaned fishes/shrimps. So we have to clean it on our own).
Well…In Bangalore, we always ate ‘chicken hariyali’, it was one of my favourite chicken starter. I tried the same with the prawns this time and it turned out to be great :).
Ingredients: Prawns(big) 15-20 Coriander leaves 1/2 cup Pudina(mint) leaves 1/4 cup Ginger 1″ piece Garlic 2 Garam masala 1/2 tea spn Cumin powder 1/2 tea spn Yogurt(thick) 1 tbl spn Green chillies 2-3 Chaat masala 1/2 tea spn Turmeric a pinch Salt
PS: The mint leaves which I found here have a very strong taste and smell compared to the pudina leaves we got in India. If that is the case, reduce the amount of mint leaves(you can just add 2-3 leaves instead of 1/4th cup).
Method: Grind coriander leaves, pudina, ginger, garlic to a very smooth paste without adding water. Add turmeric, garam masala, cuming powder, yogurt and salt. Mix well with a spoon. Apply this mixture on prawns and leave it for around half an hour (If the mixture becomes thin, the prawns don’t get the uniform coating and the taste is lost, so be careful not to add water). Preheat the oven to 400F. Keep the prawns on a greased oven proof dish and bake them for 30-40mins. If you don’t have an oven, heat a tea spn of oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add the prawns. Cook on a low flame till the prawns are completely done. This version takes less time compared to baking in oven. Sprinkle chaat masala on prawns and serve.
Serves : 3 Preparation time : 50min
I got this recipe from Aruna Naresh. Have a look at what she has to say about it “Tried this new recipe last night for dinner. It turned out really good. This recipe is a combination of 2 recipes, one from a recipe book that I read and the other, the Cheesy Wrap available at Pizza Hut. I dont know what to name it…..how about Prawn Cheesy Wraps….”.
I tried it and it was delicious. I have done very minor modifications(Whatever is mentioned as ‘optional’ in the ingredients).
Ingredients: Chapathis (or medium sized tortillas) 2 Prawns 10-12 Chilli powder 1/2 tea spn Onion 1 Garlic 2 Ginger 1″ Turmeric Powder ½ tsp Egg 1 Garam masala(optional) 1/2 tea spn Coriander leaves(optional) 2-3 strands Grated Cheese(Mozzarella / Cheddar Cheese)
Method: Chop onion, garlic and ginger. Heat oil in a pan, add the onions, garlic, ginger and fry till the onions become soft. Add the prawns, turmeric powder and salt and cook till the prawns are done. Add all the masala and fry for a minute. Allow this to cool.
Add the egg and mix well.
Heat the Chapati on the tava and spread the above mixture on the chapati.
Roll the chapathi. Make a cut diagonally in the centre of the roll. It takes great when it is hot. But I guess its ideal to be taken in a lunch box.
Serves : 2 Praparation time : 20min
