Prawns fry / Shrimp fry

Prawns /Shrimp fry is a delicious sea food recipe, very simple with basic spices and it's an instant dish that can be made in few minutes. This is a great appetizer or also can go well with main course as a side dish.

Ingredients:

500 grms Prawns / Shrimp cleaned and deveined
1 tbsp coriander powder
1tbsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tsp tamarind pulp (or lemon juice)
few curry leaves

Cleaning : Remove the tail and head part and then run a sharp knife back of the shrimp down and pull the meat slightly apart and then pull off the main central vein up with the tip of the knife or fingers.

Method:

1.  After deveining, clean the shrimp with water and drain the excess water. In a bowl add all the spices red chilli pwdr, coriander pwdr, turmeric pwdr, pepper pwdr, tamarind juice, ginger paste and salt. 
2. Mix all the ingredients well and check for the salt and then add the shrimp to the mixture.Mix the whole mixture well so that the shrimp gets coated well with the masala. Rest the mixture for about 10-15 minutes.
3. Take a frying pan or skillet, add little oil and heat it. Add the marinated shrimp into the heated oil.
4. Add chopped curry leaves on top of it and cover it with lid and let it cook on low flame. Stir the mixture in between but gently.
5.  Once the shrimp is all cooked, increase the flame to medium and keep tossing. 
6. Lastly, garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Pictorial:

                               Clean the shrimp with water and drain the excess water.

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together.

                          Add shrimp to the paste and coat well with all the mixture.

Heat a pan and add some oil, once oil is hot add the shrimp gently.

Add few curry leaves on top of the shrimp. Cook the shrimp on low flame with lid closed. Stir the mixture in between.

                                                          Shrimp fry is ready to serve.