Name: Prawn Ghee Roast recipe by Vinutha Hk at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: To marinate:; 500 grams cleaned prawns; salt as required for marination; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp dhania powder, 1/2 tspgaram masala; pinch of turmeric; 1 lemon juice; 1 green chilli finely chopped; To Grind:; 1/4 cup grated dry coconut/ kopra; 7 - 8 byadagi red chilli; 1 teaspoon pepper corns; 1/2 tsp jeera & 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon dhania seeds; little tamarind; 1 medium onion diced; For Tempering:; 200 ml ghee; 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic & 2 tbsp finely chopped ginger; 12 - 15 cashews; 1 medium onion finely chopped; 4 strands curry leaves; salt; 1/4 dry coconut finely grated

Ingredients Serving: 6

To marinate:
500 grams cleaned prawns
salt as required for marination
1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp dhania powder, 1/2 tspgaram masala
pinch of turmeric
1 lemon juice
1 green chilli finely chopped
To Grind:
1/4 cup grated dry coconut/ kopra
7 - 8 byadagi red chilli
1 teaspoon pepper corns
1/2 tsp jeera & 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon dhania seeds
little tamarind
1 medium onion diced
For Tempering:
200 ml ghee
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic & 2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
12 - 15 cashews
1 medium onion finely chopped
4 strands curry leaves
salt
1/4 dry coconut finely grated

Instructions

In a bowl add in cleaned prawns add turmeric and salt in water.
Marination - to the prawns add lemon juice, salt, red chilli powder, dhania powder, garam masala, turmeric, finely chopped green chilli. Marinate it for 15 minutes.
Dry roast separately - dry coconut, dhanya seeds, fennel seeds, byadagi red chilli, pepper, jeera and onion. Cool it completely.
Add tamarind to the above roasted ingredients and grind it to a fine paste.
In a pan, add ghee. Heat it on a medium flame. Once it is hot, add garlic and saute till nice aroma comes out. Add in ginger and saute.
Once ginger garlic are done, add cashews, fry it. Add onion and fry till translucent.
Add in the marinated prawns and saute. The prawns will start to cook in the ghee. Fry for 5 minutes in ghee. Prawns cooking in ghee has its own flavor.
Now add the grounded paste with very little water. Cook the same.
Boil until the prawns are cooked and the masala is cooked completely. The ghee starts to float. Thats the indication the masala is cooked. As per your taste dry the prawns. If you want semi gravy you can stop at this stage. Recipe becomes Prawn Ghee Roast Gravy. Once prawns are cooked, before turning off the stove, add in finely grated dry coconut. Mix well and Serve hot.

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