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.
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Servings: 2
Calories: 490kcal
Ingredients
- 200 grams ITC Masterchef Jumbo Prawns
For the marinade:
- ¼ cup yogurt dahi
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon kasturi methi dried fenugreek leaves
For the gravy
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 to matoes roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1.5 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ cup of heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon 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 ½ 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: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 345mg | Sodium: 2201mg | Potassium: 807mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2385IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 241mg | Iron: 3.5mg