Butter Prawn with ITC Masterchef Prawn
delicious prawn curry dish. One where the prawns are cooked in a velvety, aromatic Makhani gravy; using the quintessential technique of creating butter chicken.
Ingredients
- 200 grams ITC Masterchef Jumbo Prawns
For the marinade:
- 1/4 cup yogurt dahi
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp kasturi methi dried fenugreek leaves
For the gravy
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 to matoes roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1.5 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 cup of heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp kasturi methi dried fenugreek leaves
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients for the marinade and whisk to mix well.
- Cut open ITC Master Chef Jumbo+ Frozen prawns and soak into the marinade. Leave the marinade in the refrigerator for at least an hour (or overnight if time allows).
- In a skillet or pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon ghee.
- When it sizzles, fry the onions and add garlic, ginger and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Next, add ground coriander, red chilli powder and garam masala.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook everything till the tomatoes are cooked half way through.
- Now add the tomato paste and cook everything till soft and mushy.
- Grind this mix to a smooth paste. Strain it with a sieve and keep it aside. Straining is optional but makes the makhani gravy smoother.
- Now heat another tablespoon of ghee and butter, and add marinated prawns along with the marinade.
- Sauté them for a minute or two and add the makhani gravy.
- Add 1/2 cup of hot water and bring the gravy to a boil which takes approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Finish the gravy by adding fresh cream and kasturi methi.
- Garnish with dried coriander leaves and a drizzle of fresh cream and serve with fresh, hot basmati rice or chapati.
Nutrition
Calories: 490kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 25gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 345mgSodium: 2201mgPotassium: 807mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2385IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 241mgIron: 3.5mg
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