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Tandoori Prawns

Tandoori Prawns Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • 500g Prawns
  • 3 Tablespoon Hung Curd 
  • 2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric 
  • 2 Teaspoon Tandoori Masala
  • 2 Teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Chat masala
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Black pepper
  • Pinch Red Food color, optional
  • 1 Teaspoon Kasuri Methi crushed
  • 1 Teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Mustard Oil

Method
 

  1. Use hung curd ie regular yogurt strained in a muslin cloth or a strainer till excess liquid is strained. Mix in Ginger Garlic paste, Turmeric, Salt, Kashmiri Chili, Tandoori Masala, Chat Masala, Black Pepper and crushed Kasuri Methi leaves. Add Lemon juice. Mix everything well with the hung curd. Add the Prawns and Marinate for atleast 20-30mins refrigerated.
  2. Soak the Skewers in warm water in a shallow dish pushed down with a bowl for an hour to avoid burning during baking. Pat them dry. Push the marinated prawns in the Skewers going through the middle. 
  3. Bake @200C in a preheated oven for 15 mins turning sides halfway. Baste with melted Butter and Broil upper rod for 5-7 mins till charred slightly. Baste with melted butter mixed with coriander leaves.
  4. Serve them hot by sprinkling some lemon juice and onion rings.

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Notes

Use Jumbo Sized Prawns for best results as the smaller ones will be difficult to push down through the skewers. Skewers help us to rotate the prawns during the Baking easily.