Indian Memorabletandoori Prawns Recipes

PALASH MITRA'S AMAZING TANDOORI PRAWNS

Steps:

• Place the prawns in a dish, mix in all the ingredients for the first marinade and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Mix all the ingredients for the second marinade and massage them into the prawns. Thread the prawns on bamboo skewers, piercing the skewer through the tail of each prawn and taking it out through the tip of the head.
• Cook for 5-6 minutes in an oven preheated to 200°C. Then put under a hot grill for 1 minute and serve with a salad of your choice.

TANDOORI PRAWNS

Steps:

• How to make the recipe
• First we need to peel and deveined the prawns. You can buy a ready to use prawns for the recipe.
• Remove the head and legs from it with your finger. Peel the shells from it.
• You can even remove the tail by squeezing it.
• Using a small sharp knife make a slit along the middle of the back of the prawns to expose the black colour vein.
• Now under running water wash and clean the prawns and remove the vein.
• Pat them dry completely using a napkin or kitchen towel.
• Mix half of the lemon juice, red chilli powder and salt with the prawns. Keep them as a first marination for 10 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl mix all the remaining ingredients with yoghurt and whisk them nicely to make tandoori masala.
• Now mix these tandoori masala with the prawn nicely and marinate for at least 1 - 3 hours
• Making the tandoori prawns
• Using Oven :- if you use wooden sticks then soaked them in water for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the Oven at 240°C for at least 15 minutes and line a baking tray with aluminum foil and place a rack over
• Bring the marinated prawns and start to thread the prawns one by one in the shewer. Keep a minimum gap between them while threading.
• Place the tray inside the oven and grill them for 10 minutes
• After 7 minutes remove the tray and brush some butter over the prawns and place the shewer over the rack and cook for last 3 minutes or till crisp golden.
• Serve them hot sprinkling some chat masala over them with green mint chutney or sauce.
• Below you can read how to cook the prawns using a charcoal tandoor and over a Tawa or pan.