Prawn Masala : Easy weeknight dinner
This super easy, ready in 20 minutes Prawn Masala is just the recipe you need for weekday dinner. It works fantastically well as meal prep boxes too. A total winning recipe if you ask me!
Ingredients
- 500 grams prawns shelled and deveined
- 100 grams shallots sliced
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1.5 tsp ginger minced
- 3 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tbsp red chilly powder see notes
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add shallots. Sautee till light brown.
- Add ginger, garlic and sautee for another 2 minutes
- Add the tomato puree and salt. Cook till the oil seperates and the tomatoes are throughly cooked.
- Add the prawns and mix well. Cook for 5-6 minutes till the prawns are just cooked.
- Serve hot with paranthas
Notes
For tomato puree please use fresh pureed tomatoes. Don't use the tetra pack puree.
Please use a mild chilly powder, I like to use Kashmiri chilly for the color or Goondu Milagai. The small round nonspicy chilly. Also feel free to reduce the chilly powder.
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