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Keralan Prawn Roast Recipe – Chemmeen Roast Recipe

October 17, 2015 By Aarthi 4 Comments

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I wanted to show a good recipe of prawn roast for quite a long time..Finally here i am sharing you my version of keralan prawn roast, it is spicy, aromatic and so yummy..
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..


Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 to 30 mins
Serves: 4 to 5

Ingredients:


For Masala:
Coconut Oil – 3 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu – 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves a small handful
Onion – 1 large chopped finely
Green Chillies – 2
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1 tsp


For Prawns:
Prawns – 20 to 25
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice or Vinegar – 1 tblspn
Method:
Take all ingredients for prawns and mix well. Set aside and let it marinate.
Now heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal and fenugreek seeds and let it sizzle for a min.
Add in curry leaves and mix wel.
Add in onions, chillies and salt. Saute till onions is well browned.
Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
Add in the spice powder given, saute for few sec.
Now add in prawns and coat this well in the masala for few mins..
Now cook this on low heat for couple of mins.
Now increase the heat and brown the prawns till it is completely roasted.
Serve hot.

Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients
First take your prawns
You need a bunch of spice powders..
First mix them all together..
Because you are going to add half of the spices in the prawns
Add little salt
Add in some lemon juice or vinegar
Mix well..Set aside for 10 mins
Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal and
fenugreek seeds
saute them for a min
add in curry leaves
Add in onions and green chillies
Saute this till golden
Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min
Add in the remaining spice powders
Mix well
Add in prawns
Toss well on high heat
Now the prawns are well coated..Keep cooking on low flame for few more mins..
Now increase the heat and brown it
Now it is done..
Plate up and serve
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Anonymous

    October 17, 2015 at 11:15 am

    I note that this a version of keralan prawn roast……but in keralan prawn roast we dont use cumins……….I always try your recipes skipping cumin….

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  2. Anonymous

    October 18, 2015 at 7:41 am

    Aarthi, keep up the good work. I think you need to devein the prawns before cooking. Just look it up.take care

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  3. Preetha

    November 6, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Yes, i too noticed cumin not used in kerala prawn roast. Looking very tempting!! 🙂

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  4. Unknown

    April 12, 2017 at 6:53 pm

    superb recipe !! i visit your blog often, some of my other fav from ur blog that i have tried is , nadan chicken dishes, and so many others which i cant keep count of 🙂 yours is my go to blog these days 🙂 i tried the prawns today it is super ! and when i say iam mildly allergic to it , while my rest of the family is fullyn allergic , lol, i prepare it just for myself coz this is one of those small luxury i allow myself very rarely 🙂 Thank you for making it worthwhile to try something for myself :)!

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