Punjab

Tandoori prawns

Name: Tandoori prawns
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: 500 g large peeled, tails on prawns (shrimp); 1 tbsp lemon juice; Salt, to taste; 1/3 cup hung curd (greek yogurt); 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tbsp mustard oil; 2 tsp melted butter; 1/2 tsp chaat masala

Big prawns in a red, smoky marinade. Five minutes on the grill, gone in two.

35 minTime

27 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayPunjabi style tandoori prawns.

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27 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

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Tandoori prawns.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Prawns (shrimp)500 g large, peeled, tails on

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Saltto taste

Hung curd (greek yogurt)⅓ cup

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Mustard oil1 tbsp

Butter2 tsp, melted

Chaat masala½ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Toss prawns with lemon and salt for 10 minutes.
2Mix hung curd, ginger garlic, chilli, ajwain, garam masala, turmeric and mustard oil; coat the prawns and rest 15 minutes.
3Skewer and grill at 240 C for 5 to 6 minutes, basting with butter.
4Dust with chaat masala and serve.

Serve it like this

Lay prawns on a platter over onion rings with lemon wedges and mint chutney. Serve hot off the grill.

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