Prawns Roast Recipe (ചെമ്മീൻ റോസ്റ്റ്)

Recipe Category: Non-veg side dishes, Prawns, Sea Foods

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Prawns Roast

Prawns roast – a yummy non-veg side dish which goes well with rice, chappathi, idiyappam etc. The steps might seem long, but it is an easy to prepare dish. Here you go with the prawns roast recipe.

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4.37 from 11 votes

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

INGREDIENTS

Shelled & deveined Prawns / Shrimp ചെമ്മീന്‍ വൃത്തിയാക്കിയത് - 200 gm
Ginger-garlic paste ഇഞ്ചി-വെളുത്തുള്ളി അരച്ചത്‌ - 1 Table spoon
Chilli powder മുളകുപൊടി - 1+2 Tea spoon
Turmeric powder മഞ്ഞള്‍പൊടി - 1 Pinch
Garlic വെളുത്തുള്ളി - 10 Cloves
Onion സവോള - 2 Nos
Tomato തക്കാളി - 1 No
Curry leaves കറിവേപ്പില - 2 Sprigs
Cooking oil എണ്ണ - 3 Table spoon
Salt ഉപ്പ് - To taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Clean the prawns and keep aside.
Ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder (1 tea spoon) and turmeric powder should be made as paste by adding a little salt.
Marinate prawns with the paste and keep for minimum 30 minutes.
Slice onions, chop garlic and dice tomatoes.
Heat 2 table spoon of cooking oil in a frying pan and shallow fry marinated prawns by turning both sides on a low heat. This will take about 8 minutes (cooking time may vary depends on the size of the prawns used).
Heat remaining cooking oil (1 table spoon) in the same pan and put chopped garlic. Stir it for few seconds. Add sliced onions and salt. Saute it in medium heat until golden brown.
Bring down the heat to low, add 2 tea spoon of chilli powder and stir it for 1 minute.
To this, add tomatoes and curry leaves. Stir occasionally in a medium heat, until the tomatoes cooked well.
When it is done, add fried prawns and combine well. Cook it in a low heat about 3 minutes by stirring occasionally.
Prawns roast is ready, remove from the pan and serve hot.

NOTES

Adjust the level of spices to suit your taste.

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37 comments on “Prawns Roast”

Vincent on August 12, 2013

Hai Shaan!
Really I was in search of a good Prawns Roast Recipe. Now I could find a good one, which is very clear and simple. Thanks a lot.

Shaan Geo on August 13, 2013

Hi Vincent, I am also happy that you found what you are looking for long time. Thanks a lot for your kind words.

Danie on August 16, 2013

Thanks for sharing this recipe Shaan. It was really yummy…

Shaan Geo on August 16, 2013

You are welcome Danie 🙂 Thanks a lot for the feedback.

Phons on September 13, 2013

Thank you so much Shaan for this recipe.. you saved my day. It was yummy and everyone loved it. Thanks again

Shaan Geo on September 14, 2013

You are welcome Phons. Great to know that you all enjoyed it. Hope you will try other recipes too. Once again thanks for the feedback.

Shoba on October 18, 2013

Really a simply and wonderful recipe.

Shaan Geo on October 18, 2013

Thanks a lot Shoba 🙂

Soumya on November 25, 2013

Really very nice recipe with very simple steps.

Shaan Geo on November 25, 2013

Soumya, Thanks for your kind words of encouragement and also for the feedback.

Nimmy on December 5, 2013

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prawns r ma favryttttttt…. this is kidu recipe bro….:)

Shaan Geo on December 6, 2013

Nimmy, Great to know that you like prawns very much. Hope you will try other prawns recipes too. Have fun in the kitchen 🙂

Sreelekshmi on December 22, 2013

Really tasty and Yummy recipe, Geo. Please post more fish and veg recipes.

Shaan Geo on December 24, 2013

Sreelekshmi, Thanks for the feedback. I will try to post more fish and vegetarian recipes.

Divya Krishna on February 19, 2014

Is it okay to boil the prawns before frying? I have been doing like that.

Shaan Geo on February 24, 2014

That is fine Divya. Thanks for the comment.

Mohammed Nazar M on March 28, 2014

Hai Mr. Shaan Geo, I have heard of you shortly from the Madhyamam Ruchi. I am very interesting in cooking. Thanks a lot for the service. With regards, Mohd. Nazar, Alappuzha.

Shaan Geo on March 30, 2014

You are welcome Mohammed Nazar. Glad to know that you heard about me from “Madhyamam Ruchi Magazine”. Hope you will try my recipes when time permits. Thanks a lot for visiting the website and also for the feedback.

Salma on May 10, 2014

Hai Shanchetta… I cant write down all of your recipes to my book. So I requesting you to please don’t remove any of these recipies from this website… and expect more from you…

Shaan Geo on May 11, 2014

Salma, Don’t worry, I won’t delete any of the recipes. It will be there always. I will definitely post more recipes. Happy cooking 🙂

Salmanijas on May 17, 2014

Nice and very good prawns roast.

Shaan Geo on May 17, 2014

Thanks Salmanijas 🙂

Shimna on June 8, 2014

Hi Shaan, I prepared prawn roast yesterday. It was really yummy. My Husband enjoyed it well. Thank u so much… We expect more recipe from you. Once again thank You…

Shaan Geo on June 8, 2014

Shimna, Good to hear that you and your husband enjoyed this dish very much. Thanks a bunch for your kind words.

Prasanna on September 4, 2014

Dear sir, I’m highly impressed by your recipes, looking forward to have a personnel talk with you, may I have your contact details for this aim, kindly deliver with to my mail. Which my pleasure to have your early response.

Shaan Geo on September 4, 2014

Prasanna, It is pleasure to know that you like my recipes. You can contact me on my personal number which is given in the Contact page.

Suresh Babu on October 28, 2014

It was really tasty Shaan. Waiting for karimeen mappas recipe.

Shaan Geo on October 29, 2014

Thanks Suresh. Will post the mappas recipe soon.

Lakshmi on March 17, 2015

Hii Shan, Really good recipe. Put some more good recipes. My daughter is a good fan of prawns. She liked it very much. Once again Thanks 🙂

Shaan Geo on March 17, 2015

You are welcome Lakshmi. Glad to know that your daughter loves prawns dishes very much. I will try to add more prawns recipes shortly. Hope you tried prawns theeyal. Thanks for the feedback.

Minnu Kurian on August 22, 2015

Hi Shan. I tried out your prawn roast recipe the other day and it came out very well. The dish got over in no time. Prawn roast is different from the usual prawn preparations but it kept the original taste of the prawn. Yummy dish. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Shaan Geo on August 22, 2015

Minnu, Thanks you very much for trying this recipe and also for the feedback.

Preetha Geetha on September 3, 2015

Hiii Shaan, mouthwatering picture!! Want to try it.. can wait more 🙂 Simple and explained well. Thanks for sharing. Waiting for more recipes

Shaan Geo on September 3, 2015

Preetha, Thanks a lot for your good words of appreciation. I will try to post more recipes.

Misna on July 19, 2016

Hai Shaan uncle, I tried the recipe. It was really tasty. Thanks for sharing this kinda recipies 🙂

Shaan Geo on July 19, 2016

Misna, Thanks for trying prawns roast recipe and also for the feedback. I will try to include more recipes when time permits. Hope to see you here often.

Molice Thomas on November 21, 2020

Found a clear and simple prawn roast recipe.

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