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Writer's pictureNandini R Kini

Kurumulaku Prawns

This recipe for pepper shrimp is considered as one of the traditional dishes of Kerala, South India. A fantastic quick and simple recipes with shrimp which is well flavoured with pepper and other spices. Prawns are marinated in beautiful Kerala spices and lemon juice. Here the marinated shrimp /prawns are cooked in that shrimp marinade, then fried in coconut oil along with sauteed onion and fine aroma of curry leaves.

Ingredients

250 gms deveined and cleaned prawns

6 garlic cloves finely chopped

1/2 inch ginger finely chopped

2 slit green chillies

1 sprig of curry leaves

2 chopped onions

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp lime juice

5 tsp oil

Salt to taste


For the marination


1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp lime juice

Salt to taste

1/4 tsp pepper powder


To be ground:


1/2 tsp pepper or according to your taste

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

Coarsely grind the above ingredients and keep aside


Procedure

  • Heat oil in a Kadai, add chopped ginger and garlic

  • Saute till garlic becomes golden brown

  • Add slit green chillies, curry leaves and onion chopped

  • Saute till onion becomes golden brown

  • Now add Chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala and prawns

  • Saute prawns well for 2 mins and cook closed in a medium flame without adding water

  • Once the prawns are cooked and water content is dried off, add ground pepper and fennel powder

  • Dry roast prawns for 3-4 mins

  • Finally, squeeze lime juice and garnish with some fried curry leaves.

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