Spicy Masala Prawn fry

Spicy Masala Prawn Fry

Hello everyone today I like to share with the most easy and yet very very tasty prawn fry. This recipe i got from one of my friend when living in Sunnyvale, California, I made this for one dinner party when we are shifting to Texas and it was a big hit. Try this out and I am sure everyone will love it.

Ingredients:

1 lb prawns peeled and d veined

1 large onion ( preferably red onion)

5-6 green chili slit lengthwise

2 tsps red chili powder

salt to taste

1 cinnamon stick

3 cloves

2 bay leaves

2 cardamom

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

pinch of turmeric

3 tsp oil

1 string of fresh curry leaves

coriander leaves to garnish

1 tsp lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Chop onions into medium size pieces.
2. Dry roast all the garam masala i.e. cinnamon, cloves,bay leaves, cardamom, cumin seeds and let them cool.
3. Grind together the onions with the roasted masalas without adding water.
4. Now marinade the prawns with the onion paste, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, salt,turmeric and lemon juice and refrigerate for 1 hr.
5. Heat oil in heavy bottomed pan and add green chilies and fry for 2 mins and keep aside and in the same pan add the marinated prawns and cook without lid for 10-15 mins till prawns are cooked well and gets nice coating of masalas. Keep on checking the prawns as it may burn.
6. Now add fried green chilies and curry leaves and fry for 2-3 mins.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or as an appetizer

Hope you all enjoy this recipe :)