How to make Prawns Dakshin Style - Jumbo prawns coated with roasted spice powder, shallow - fried and served with a coconut chutney.
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Main Ingredients : Jumbo prawns (जम्बो प्रॉन्स), Coriander seeds (साबुत सूखा धनिया)
Cuisine : Kerala
Course : Snacks and Starters
Prawns Dakshin Style Recipe Card
Hindi: jhinga
Favourite seafood? Prawns, prawns and more of prawns. A wide variety of small crustaceans, tiny relatives of the lobster, are known as prawns. Prawns are normally translucent when raw but get their distinctive pink or red colour on being cooked. one word of caution – if buying unpeeled prawns, smell for freshness and look for bright, shiny shells that have some spring left in them.
For more recipes related to Prawns Dakshin Style checkout Butter Garlic Pepper Prawns, Curry Leaf Prawns. You can also find more Snacks and Starters recipes like Almond Oats and Honey Biscuits, Crab Cakes, Hazelnut and Peanut Butter Sandwich, Wholemeal Fresh Dough Thin Crust Pizza.
Prep Time : 6-10 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Prawns Dakshin Style Recipe
Jumbo prawns shelled and deveined with tails intact 8-12
Coriander seeds 3 tablespoons
Black peppercorns 4 teaspoons
Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste 2½ teaspoons
Salt to taste
Lemon juice of ½ lemon
Oil 1 tablespoon + to shallow fry
Curry leaves 12-15
Garlic cloves 8-10
Green chillies 2
Fresh coconut scraped ½ cup
Fresh coriander leaves ¼ cup
Method
Step 1
Dry roast coriander seeds and peppercorns in a small non-stick pan till fragrant. Remove from heat and cool down to room temperature.
Step 2
Slit prawns horizontally without cutting through and flatten them to get butterfly shape. Put them in a bowl and add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste, salt and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside to marinate.
Step 3
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add curry leaves and sauté till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 4
Grind roasted spices into a coarse powder and transfer into a bowl.
Step 5
To make chutney, put garlic cloves and broken green chillies in a blender jar and blend. Add coconut and blend again. Add coriander leaves and sufficient water and blend into a smooth chutney.
Step 6
Crush the sautéed curry leaves and add to the ground spice powder and mix well.
Step 7
Coat the marinated prawns in this mixture.
Step 8
Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Place prawns in it and shallow-fry till evenly done and prawns are cooked.
Step 9
Serve hot with the coconut chutney.
