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Prawn Pollichathu

Prawn Pollichathu
Prawn Pollichathu Recipe

Learn how to make Prawn Pollichathu recipe using our easy to make homemade Prawn Pollichathu recipes. Try this homemade Prawn Pollichathu cooking recipe at your home.

Recipe Ingredients:

  1. For the marination and initial preparation
  2. 6 prawns
  3. chilli powder
  4. turmeric powder
  5. salt & lime juice - to taste
  6. 2 tsp coconut oil

For the masala preparation:

  1. 3 tsp coconut oil
  2. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
  3. 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
  4. 5-6 curry leaves
  5. 2 slit green chillies
  6. 1 tsp ginger juliennes
  7. 1/2 tsp chopped garlic
  8. 1/2 chopped onion
  9. 10 uncut shallots
  10. 1 tbsp coriander powder
  11. 1 tsp red chilli powder
  12. 1/4 tsp crushed black pepper
  13. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  14. 1/2 chopped tomato
  15. 1/2 cup fish stock
  16. 1/4 cup coconut milk
  17. salt to taste

Recipe Procedure:

  1. Marinate the prawns for 10 minutes in a mix of chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt & lime juice.
  2. Heat oil in pan and saut?he marinated prawns on a low flame for 5 minutes. Once done, keep aside.
  3. For the main preparation, heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard & fenugreek seeds. Add curry leaves, green chillies, ginger juliennes, chopped garlic, chopped onion, uncut shallots, coriander powder, red chilli powder, crushed black pepper, turmeric powder, chopped tomato, and fish stock.
  4. Saut?ill onions and shallots turn brown. Now add the prawns and cook for 5 minutes with the lid on. Now remove the lid and cook for another 5 minutes to allow the Gravy to reduce to a semi dry consistency.
  5. The dish is ready when the prawns have turned dark brown in color.
  6. Now add coconut milk. Cook for another 1/2 a minute.
  7. Add salt to taste and serve with aapam, rice or parantha.

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