Monday, September 30, 2013

Quick n Easy Prawn (Shrimp) Dry Roast


I love prawns for 2 reasons. One for the taste (obviously) and the other for its quick cooking time. Trust me this is the simplest, yet tastiest recipe I've come up with so far. I came up with this when I was cooking in a hurry one day and have stuck with it ever since. It takes less than 10 mins depending on how much prawns your cooking. No chopping onions or tomatoes or sautéing them endlessly. The best thing is you can make as little as 5 prawns too. 

Also, check out my recipe for Quick & Easy Chicken.

Ingredients:
  • Prawns/Shrimps : Desired amount.
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 Tblspn 
  • Salt - 1tspn (adjust according to amount of Shrimp)
  • Chilli powder - 1 tspn (adjust according to amount of Shrimp)
  • Oil - 2 tblspn
  • Curry leaves - 1 strand (optional, but gives real good aroma) 
Steps:
  • Clean and wash prawns. Drain water.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste, salt and chilli powder to the wet pawns and mix well.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • When the oil is really hot, add the prawn mixture. Sauté, the prawns will let out moisture. Close and cook for 3-5 mins till the prawns are done. Don't over cook prawns, they will become like rubber.
  •  Open lid, and reduce heat to medium high and let the water dry up. Occasionally sauté.
  • When it dries up, you will find that the mixture sticks to the bottom, its good, we want it to. 
  • Raise the heat, add a splash of water, it will loose the dried up mixture, scrape the dried mixture well and mix with the prawns and sauté. 
  • Add curry leaves, turn off heat. 

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