Nagai Prawn thokku

Ingredients

Prawns medium sized 25

Onion chopped 1 cup

Tomato chopped 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Coconut grated ½ cup

Green chilli 2

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Coriander powder 3 tsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Oil and  salt as  required

Preparation

1.     Grind fennel seeds,green chilli and coconut to a fine paste

2.     In a pan add oil,curry leaves,onion and gingergarlic paste.saute well

3.     Add salt,turmeric powder,coriander powder and little water

4.     Add tomatoes and cook till it blends

5.     Add the prawns and  cook till it is done

6.     Add coconut paste and mix well

7.     Turn off the flame and add lemon juice

8.      Serve with pooris,chapathi and rice

Prawn vendaya curry

Ingredients

Prawn cleaned 300 gms

Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp

Fenugreek roasted powder 1 tsp

Fenugreek leaves chopped ¼ cup

Curry leaf 1 sprig

Green chilli 2

Peppercorns 1 tsp

Coriander seeds 2 tsp

Tamarind extract 2 tbsp

Tomato 1

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.     Grind green chilli,coriander seeds and peppercorns coarsely without adding water

2.     In a pan add oil,fenugreek seeds,fenugreek leaves,curry leaf,ground powder,tamarind extract and required water

3.     When it starts boiling add prawns and salt

4.     Once the prawn is cooked add chopped tomato and close the pan lid.let it cook for another 10 minutes

5.     Finally add roasted fenugreek powder and turn off the flame

Serve with idlis,rice,dosa….

Virudhunagar Prawn masala

Ingredients

Prawns cleaned 500 gms

Onion chopped 1 cup

Green chilli 2

Chilli powder 2 tsp

Pepper powder 2 tsp

Coriander powder 3 tsp

Tamarind extract 1 tsp

Roasted bengal gram powder 3 tsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Curry leaf 1 sprig

Oil and salt as required

Preparation

1.     In a pan add a cup of water.

2.     To it add prawns and ½ tsp turmeric powder.allo it to cook for 5-7 minutes

3.     Drain the water and keep aside the prawns

4.     In a pan add oil,curry leaves,onions,slit green chilli and cooked prawns.saute well

5.     Add chilli powder, ½ tsp of turmeric powder, pepper powder,coriander powder,tamarind extract and salt.toss well

6.     Finally add the roasted bengal gram powder and mix well

Serve with rotis or parathas