Kadai Prawns

Name: Kadai Prawns
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms prawns; 1 large onion chopped; 2 tomatoes chopped; as required Puree of 1 tomato; 2 tbsp cashew; 2 tbsp melon seeds; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 onion diced; 1 green capsicum diced; 1 tomato diced; as required Kadai Masala

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#SC4

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Saved

Ingredients

45 minutes

4 people

500 gmsprawns
1large onion chopped
2tomatoes chopped
as required Puree of 1 tomato
2 tbspcashew
2 tbspmelon seeds
1 tspsalt
1 tspturmeric powder
2 tspred chilli powder
1 tbsplemon juice
1onion diced
1green capsicum diced
1tomato diced
as requiredKadai Masala

Saved

Steps

45 minutes

1

Marinate the prawns with salt, lemon juice and a pinch of turmeric. Keep aside.
2

Prepare the kadai masala and keep aside.
3

Heat oil in a pan. Add the onions and saute till they turn golden brown in colour.
4

Now add the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell of ginger and garlic disappears.
5

Now add the chopped tomatoes and cook till it turns soft and pulpy.
6

Once the masala is nicely cooked, add the tomato puree and cook for 5 min.
7

Now add the prepared kadai masala and cook for 2 minutes.
8

Now prepare a paste with cashew nuts and melon seeds and add it to the masala.
9

Now add the marinated prawns and cook for 1 minute.
10

Add in the diced onion, capsicum and tomatoes.
11

Finish the kadai prawns with some kasuri meethi which will give a nice aroma and distinct flavour.
12

Once done remove from the stove and serve hot with steamed white rice.