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Tawa Prawns Masala

The sizzling sound combined with the aroma of spices and prawns on a hot tawa is simply a heavenly feeling. Prawns Tawa masala also know as Kolambi masala in Maharashtra is one of the famous spicy and tangy dishes. This is a very easy and simple recipe. As the name suggests it is to be made on skillet. Marinated prawns is cooked in spices. This is a very quick recipe and requires very few ingredients. You can eat it with roti, rice, rice bhakri, pav bread or any other bread of your choice. Do try this recipe at home and write me back. You also can like, share and subscribe my YouTube channel.
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Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 15-20 mins

Serves: 3Pax

Ingredients

14-15 medium sized prawns

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp oil

2 medium sized onion

1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste

1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder/ as per spice

1 tsp Garam masala

2 green chilli (optional)

1/2 lemon juice

Salt as per taste

Coriander leaves

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Method

Firstly clean and de-vein prawns, marinate with salt and turmeric powder for atleast 15 minutes
In a iron tawa or pan heat 2 tbsp oil
Add finely chopped onions and fry until golden brown
To this add ginger garlic paste and fry well
Next add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, red chilli powder, Garam masala and salt as per taste
Fry them for about a minute and add slit green chilli (optional)
Now add marinated prawns and coat well with the masala’s
Squeeze 1/2 lemon juice over it and cover and cook the prawns
After 5 minutes flip the prawns and cover again
It took about 7-8 mins for the prawns to cook
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot

Notes / Tips:

Adjust the spice level as per your taste
Instead of lemon juice you can also add tamarind juice or kokam
Do not overcook the prawns or else it will turn chewy
You can also add coriander powder and Malvani powder but I have skipped it since I believe too many spices will kill the natural taste of prawns

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Grilled Mutton chaap/chop is a rich Mughlai / Awadhi dish and is usually served along with biryani or roomali roti. Slow cooking makes it absolutely delicious and juicy. Usage of oil is very less since I have grilled the chops instead of frying them. Do give it a try and share your experience with me.

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Ingredients

500 gms Mutton (use tender mutton chops/goat ribs for this recipe)
1 Black and 3 green Cardamom
Cinnamon sticks
1 Mace
3-4 Cloves
7-8 peppercorns
2 medium sized Onion
1/2 tsp Turmeric
2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
2 tbsp Curd
2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala
1/2 tsp crushed peppercorns
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
2 eggs
2 tbsp Corn flour
3 tbsp milk
Dry fenugreek leaves(optional)
Oil
Salt as per taste

Method

In a pan heat around 1 tbsp oil add whole spices and sliced onion; sauté it until onion turns translucent
Now add mutton pieces and fry it for 5 minutes.
Next add 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste. Sauté for couple of minutes until the raw smell of garlic is no longer present.
Add salt and 1/2 cup water
Cover and cook it in slow flame for about 40 minutes.
Keep on stirring the mutton pieces every 10 minutes
Once chop is cooked ensure that the water has completely evaporated. After which, let it cool for sometime
Until then make the masala/coating. In a bowl take 2 tbsp curd, 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste, 1/2 tsp Garam masala, 1/2 tsp Cumin powder, 1/2 tsp crushed peppercorns, 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes or chilli powder, dry fenugreek leaves (optional) salt as per taste. Mix them well
Apply and coat on all the mutton pieces with this masala well. Keep it aside.
In other bowl take 2 tbsp Cornflour and add around 3 tbsp milk to make it a lumpfree paste/slurp.
Break two eggs in a bowl add little chilli powder. Beat well and keep it aside
Now our chops are ready to be grilled. Dip each chop in the Cornflour slurp and then in the egg.
Place it in a preheated grill pan. Use around 1 or 2 tsp oil to grill the mutton chops
Keep on turning the pieces so that the chops are cooked evenly
Serve this grilled charred mutton chop hot as it is or with naan or rice.

Note

If you are falling short of time, Instead of slow cooking you can cook the chops in pressure cooker for about 6-7 whistles or it depends upon the quality of the mutton
Try buying tender mutton but if you don’t find it other alternative to make it tender is by applying papaya paste on the mutton pieces about 2-3 hours. It acts like a tenderiser
Here I have used grill pan to reduce the usage of oil content. You can also shallow fry it in a Tawa

Step by Step procedure with picture:

In a pan heat around 1 tbsp oil add whole spices and sliced onion; sauté it until onion turns translucent.
Now add mutton pieces and fry it for 5 minutes.
Next add 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste. Sauté for couple of minutes until the raw smell of garlic is no longer present.
Add salt and 1/2 cup water
Cover and cook it in slow flame for about 40 minutes.
Keep on stirring the mutton pieces every 10 minutes
Once chop is cooked ensure that the water has completely evaporated. After which, let it cool for sometime.
Until then make the masala/coating. In a bowl take 2 tbsp curd, 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste, 1/2 tsp Garam masala, 1/2 tsp Cumin powder, 1/2 tsp crushed peppercorns, 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes or chilli powder, dry fenugreek leaves (optional) salt as per taste. Mix them well
Apply and coat on all the mutton pieces with this masala well. Keep it aside.
In other bowl take 2 tbsp Cornflour and add around 3 tbsp milk to make it a lumpfree paste/slurp.
Break two eggs in a bowl add little chilli powder. Beat well and keep it aside
Now our chops are ready to be grilled. Dip each chop in the Cornflour slurp and then in the egg.
Place it in a preheated grill pan. Use around 1 or 2 tsp oil to grill the mutton chops
Keep on turning the pieces so that the chops are cooked evenly
Serve this grilled charred mutton chop hot as it is or with naan or rice.