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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