Kerala Prawn Roast
My family loves prawns more than any other shell fish. Every time we buy prawns from the local fish monger,I either make this prawn masala or prawn 65. But if kids requested I make this tempura prawns. If you love cooking prawns, then check my prawn recipe collection. 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.
About Prawn Roast
Prawn roast is also known as chemmeen roast, chemmen roast. Roast means a dry dish which is cooked in a skillet for a long time till it gets slightly crispy and charred. This recipe is very simple to make, just a few steps is involved. The recipe is similar to my prawn tawa roast but this one has addition of onions, ginger, garlic and more spices. Unlike tawa roast, you can make this in kadai or skillet as well. Use small or medium variety of prawns or shrimp in this recipe which helps the cooking and roasting process faster and also it taste delicious. This recipe can be served with rice or as a starter.
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Prawn Roast Ingredients
Prawns - use small to medium size prawns for this recipe. Clean the prawns, devein and pat it dry before cooking. Spice Powders - I used a combo of Kashmiri chilli powder, cumin, turmeric, garam masala and black pepper powder in this recipe. Onions - You can opt to use onions or shallots for making prawn roast, shallots add so much flavour to the dish. Ginger & Garlic - I used a combo of fresh ginger and garlic which I made into a paste. Tempering - mustard, urad dal, fenugreek and curry leaves is used for tempering. Oil - like all Kerala inspired dishes, use coconut oil for making the curry.
How to Make Kerala Prawn Roast (Stepwise Pictures)
Marinate Prawns
1)Take cleaned deveined prawns in a bowl. You have to use small to medium size prawns. 2)Take all the spice powders in a bowl. I am using chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, pepper powder, cumin powder. 3)Mix the spices together in a bowl. 3)Sprinkle half of the spice powder into the prawns. 4)Sprinkle salt into the prawns. 5)Drizzle in some lemon juice or vinegar. 6)Mix the spices into the prawns. Allow to marinade for 10 minutes.
Tempering Spices
7)Heat coconut oil in a pan. when the oil gets hot, add in mustard, urad dal and curry leaves. Allow them to temper.
Saute Onions
8)Add in chopped onions, green chillies and cook for 2 minutes. 9)Saute till onions gets lightly golden. 10)Add in ginger garlic paste into the onions. cook that till the raw smell leaves from it. 11)Add in the remaining spice powders into the onions. 12)Stir the spices in the onions for few seconds till raw smell leaves.
Add in Prawns
13)Add in the marinated prawns into the onion mixture. Toss the prawns to coat with the onions and spice mixture. 14)Cook for few minutes till prawns is cooked completely. 15)Prawn roast is ready to serve.
Expert Tips
Use small, medium size shrimp in this recipe which taste better. You can use chopped shallots instead of onions. If you prefer slightly tangy taste, one chopped tomatoes can be added. Make sure you use cast iron pan for better caramelization.
Serving
This prawn roast taste delicious with malabar paratha or Kerala red rice.
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