Prawn Thokku
Prawn Thokku is a delicious, finger-licking recipe where juicy plump fresh prawns are cooked in spicy, bold onion-tomato masala with full of flavor and comes together in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Prawns
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red Chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Sesame Oil/Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- Fresh Curry leaves
- 2 Dry Red Chilies
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
- 1 large Tomato chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
Instructions
- De-vein the prawns and rinse a few times in cold water. Marinate with turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt and lemon juice for 30 min at least.
- In a kadai/pan, add the sesame/coconut oil and when it is hot, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, red chilies and curry leaves. Fry for a min. Then add the onion and sauté until its soft.
- Add the ginger garlic paste. Fry till it’s raw smell goes off. Add the tomato now and sauté it well.
- Add the salt, chili powder and garam masala. Mix well.
- Cook until the oil oozes out. Now add the marinated prawns and mix well.
- Do not add any water. The prawns by itself leaves out water and gets cooked by that water itself.
- Let the oil oozes out again. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it.
- Serve the thokku with rice or roti or naan.
Notes
- You can use frozen prawns as well to make Prawn Thokku.
- Do not cook the prawns for too long as they might turn chewy.
- Adjust the number of chilies and chili powder as per your taste preference.
- Cooking with sesame oil/coconut oil is a must to get the flavor so don’t skip that.
- Make sure you always cook the onions and ginger-garlic paste well before adding the tomato.