Recipe: How to make Prawn pickle

Recipe: How to make Prawn pickle

Some steaming hot rice, a dollop of yoghurt and a spoonful of this prawn pickle - a simple, wholesome meal for the days you need some comfort food

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Cuisine:Indian
Cook time:10m
Prep time:10m
Servings:4

Ingredients

12 medium sized prawns, shelled and de-veined

1 cup ginger-garlic paste

4 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp jaggery, crumbled (optional)

2 tsp vinegar

2 tsp salt

½ cup sesame oil

For seasoning

½ tsp mustard seeds

¼ tsp fenugreek seeds

A pinch of turmeric powder

A pinch of asafoetida (hing)

 

Method

1. Mix the vinegar and salt and marinate the prawns.

2. Cook the prawns till done. Mix the chilli powder and ginger-garlic paste and keep aside.

3. Heat oil and fry the seasoning ingredients. Pour it over the masala paste.

4. When cool mix it with the cooked prawns.

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