south indian sirens aka.prawns with toasted coconut flakes and chettinad spices

Posted on Tuesday,February 6, 2007 by yash
  1. peeled and deveined prawns-500 gms
  2. yoghurt-50gms
  3. turmeric-2gms
  4. red chilli flakes-2gms
  5. special garam masala powder(recipe to follow on another post)-pinch
  6. toasted fresh coconut flakes- 50 gms
  7. onions sliced-200 gms
  8. sliced garlic-50 gms
  9. ginger julienne-20 gms
  10. salt- to taste
  11. oil-30 gms
  12. curry leaves- 1sprig
  13. asafooetida-pinch
  14. crushed pepper -20 gms
  • marinade the prawns with yoghurt, turmeric,salt garam masala powder, coconut flakes, asafoetida and crushed pepper.
  • heat oil add garlic,ginger, onions , saute till light brown, add curry leaves,then on high heat add the prawns and the marinade , stir fry for abt 2 mins.turn off the heat.cover with a lid ,and hold for abt 5 mins.
  • bon appetit with rice, tortillas, sour dough bread, baguette, or even cold as topping for caesar salad.
  • optional ingredients to add are some star anise -1 ,and long pepper-1 (in south india called kalpasi, and marathi mugga),rest of india called badyan, badam phool and pipli.

About yash

been a chef, since i was little..have loads of passions, try to be good at whatever i do.love life,dogs, family , knives(tons of them by now) , red wing boots, yeah all my doggies too.
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2 Responses to south indian sirens aka.prawns with toasted coconut flakes and chettinad spices

  1. Abi Chandra says:
    Wednesday,February 7, 2007 at 8:00 am

    Need the special garam masala recipe

  2. admin says:
    Wednesday,February 7, 2007 at 8:06 am

    yes boss , will post the recipe now itself.

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