Tasty Prawn Temperado

Ingredients Quantity(For 10)
Large prawns 1 kg
Coconut 1/2 (extract milk twice)
Brinjal 200 gm
Pumpkin 200 gm
Garam masala 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 50 ml
Onions 2
Green chillies 12
Ginger 12.5 cm (1") piece
Garlic 10 cloves
Coriander leaves 5 springs
Coriander seeds 2 tbsp
Turmeric a pinch
Cumin 1/2 tsp

Methods to Prepare:

Slice onions, 6 green chillies, ginger and 4 cloves and garlic. Grind to a smooth paste with water, cumin, coriander seeds, turmeric, 6 cloves garlic, 6 green chillies, and coriander leaves.

Steps to Prepare:
  • Shell the vein and wash prawns in several rinses of cold water.
  • Heat oil. Add sliced onions and saute. Add remaining sliced spices.
  • Fry well. Add prawns and fry. When prawns change colour, add ground spices and the water used for grinding. Cook till oil floats on top.
  • Add cut brinjal and pumpkin. Add second extract.
  • Now add the first extract of coconut milk and garam masala powder. Bring to a boil and remove.

Tasty Sundown Soup

Ingredients Quantity (For 6 Pack)
Fresh curd 150 ml
Milk 150 ml (1 cup)
Cucumber (large) 1/2
Salt and Pepper as needed
Tomato juice 150 ml (1 cup)
Cold chicken stock 150 ml (1 cup)
Cream 1 tbsp
Prawns (boiled) 30 gm
Hard - boiled egg (chopped) 1/2
Chopped mint 1 level tbsp
Garlic 1/2 clove

Methods to Prepare:
  • Mix the curd and milk and keep them aside.
  • Peel and dice the cucumber into 0.5 cm (1/4") cubes and sprinkle with salt.
  • Mix tomato juice, chicken stock and cream and add the curd and milk miture along with the diced cucumber.
  • Season the soup with salt and pepper, stir in the chopped hard - boiled egg, the prawns and the chopped mint.
  • Crush garlic and rub round the inside of a large bowl and pour the soup into it.
  • Chill before serving.

Lathok (Rice Mixture)

Ingredients Quantity
Rice 1 cup
Onions 500 gm
Garlic 2 pods
Dry prawns (roasted and powdered) 1/2 cup
Oil 1/2 cup
Red chillies 1
Lime 1/2
Cooked greens and vegetables as needed

Methods to Prepare:
  • Boil rice. Peel and slice onions and garlic and powder red chillies.
  • Fry sliced onions and garlic till brown. and drain.
  • Squeeze lime over fried onions and garlic and mix all ingredients with rice.
  • Pour in oil and cooked greens and vegetables.
  • Mix well and serve hot.

Tamarind Lethoka

Ingredients Quantity
Tender tamarind leaves a handful
Onions (sliced) 500 gm
Garlic (peeled and sliced) 10 pods
Dry prawns 1 cup
Oil 1/2 cup
Groundnut 2 tbsp
Red chillies 6
Salt to taste

Methods to Prepare:
  • Fry and drain onions and garlic. Keep aside. Powder red chillies.
  • Roast and powder prawns.
  • Keep all ingredients in a plate as for Balachaung. Mix with oil and eat.
  • Lathok (Rice Mixture)

Mok Kya lapphed

Ingredients Quantity
Onions 350 gm
Green Chillies 1
Lime 1/4
Sesame seeds 2 tbsp
Roasted Bengal gram 2 tbsp
Roasted lentils 2 tbsp
Garlic 2 pods
Grated copra of Fresh coconut 1 tbsp
Dry prawns 1/2 cup

Methods to Prepare:
  • Slice garlic and onions fine. Fry in oil till brown. Then drain and keep aside.
  • Roast and powder dry prawns.
  • Chop chillies fine.
  • Arrange each item separately in a plate, with the oil in which onions and garlic were fried in a cup in the centre.
Note: Balachaung is eaten with the fingers, taking a little of each item in a plate and mixing with a little oil.

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