Prawn Thoran Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Prawn or Chemmeen coconut thoran is made with prawns, coconut and spices. This is easy to make and taste delicious.
Prawn Thoran
This is a simple coconut based prawn dish. it is so flavourful and taste so delicious. You can have it with plain rice and rasam. Taste heavenly.
Ingredients for Prawn Thoran
- Prawns - 250 grams chopped into small pieces
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Lemon Juice or Vinegar - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chillies - 2
- Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small piece
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
How to Make Prawn Thoran
- Take marination ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 10 mins.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a coarse mix, dont add water to this.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in onions, curry leaves and give s quick toss. Add in the prawns and cook on high heat till the water leached from the prawns dries up.
- Now add in coconut masala and toss well till it is well roasted.
- Now serve.
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Prawn Thoran | Chemmeen Thoran Recipe
Prawn Thoran Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Prawn or Chemmeen coconut thoran is made with prawns, coconut and spices. This is easy to make and taste delicious.
Ingredients
- Coconut Oil - 1 tblspn
- Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
- Curry leaves a handful
- For Marination:
- Prawns - 250 grams chopped into small pieces
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Lemon Juice or Vinegar - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- For Grinding:
- Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chillies - 2
- Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small piece
Instructions
- Take marination ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 10 mins.
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a coarse mix, dont add water to this.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in onions, curry leaves and give s quick toss. Add in the prawns and cook on high heat till the water leached from the prawns dries up.
- Now add in coconut masala and toss well till it is well roasted.
- Now serve.
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Prawn Thoran step by step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Chop up your prawns |
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| Now it is chopped up |
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| Take it in a bowl |
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| ginger garlic paste |
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| Add in salt and turmeric |
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| add in lemon juice |
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| i added some chilli powder |
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| mix well and leave it to marinate |
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| Now take coconut in a blender |
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| add in fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon and dry red chilli |
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| crush them coarsely...don't add water when grinding..it has to be dry.. |
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| heat little coconut oil in a pan,,add in onions and curry leaves |
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| give a quick toss |
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| add in prawns |
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| toss well..you will see the water coming from it |
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| cook on a high heat and dry the water.. |
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| now add in coconut masala |
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| toss well |
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| Fry them on a high heat till it is toasted |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Hi.. Can we use the same recipe for chicken?
Nisha` Banu
It's a new dish fr me..becomes regular visit fr ur blog as u r from nellai..and dishes r tempting..will try and let u know..We love sea foods a lot.
Sapna
Hi
Have you added cumin seeds with coconut for grinding??
Aarthi
Yes i have added missed to add it in the ingredients list. updated now. Thank you.
Anonymous
Tried this today.. It is heavenly with rasam and sambar. 😍
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can make it with chicken..
Mohan Panikkar
Great Recipes , thamnk you
Soruba
Came out verywell👍👍