Prawn Masala is a easy recipe. The masala is prepared using readily available ingredients from the kitchen. Simple dish but packed with lot of flavours. I have prepared this masala as a dry version. This can be served as a starter. This recipe can also be made as a semi dry gravy and served with Roti and Chapatti. The same recipe can be prepared with chicken or mutton or egg. Vegetarian version of this recipe can be prepared using Potatoes or mushrooms. Here goes the recipe…

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Prawn Masala

Marination time: 30 Min	| Cook time: 20min	| Total time:50 Min
Recipe type: Side Dish/Starter	| Cuisine: Indian	| Yield / Serves: 2
Taste: Spicy

Ingredients:

Prawns – 250 grams
Oil- 1 tablespoon

For Marination:
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tablespoon
Lemon Juice – squeezed from half lemon
Salt to Taste

For Roasting and Grinding:
Onion – 2
Dry Red Chilli – 6 small
Poppy Seeds – 2 teaspoon
Stone flower – 1 tablespoon
Black Cardamon -1
Green Cardamon – 4
Pepper – 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
Cloves – 3
BayLeaf – 2
Fennel Seeds – 2 tablespoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Coriander Seeds – 2 tablespoon

Step by Step Photos on how to make Prawn Masala :

1. Cleans Prawns. Devein the prawns. Marinate prawns in ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and salt for 30 minutes. Soak Poppy seeds in water for 10 minutes.
   
2. Heat Oil in a pan. Saute the onion until glossy and set aside. Add the ingredients listed under “to roast and grind” except onion and poppy seeds and dry roast them.
   
3. Add the dry roasted ingredients, onion and poppy seeds into a blender. Grind them into a paste. Add water while grinding. Do not make it watery.
   
4. Heat oil in a pan. Add the ground paste. Cook it until the oil seperates from the masala. Add salt to taste. Add the marinated prawns into the masala. Cook them for 5 minutes.
   
5. Yummy Prawn Masala is ready.