Description
A spicy seafood dish stir-fry-simmering shrimp (Prawn) with a rich paste of mustard seeds, fennel, and onions/tomatoes fried to the verge of burning.
Restaurants serving Prawn Roast
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Shrimp
- Onion
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Black pepper
- Fennel
- Mustard seeds
- Coriander
- Cumin
- Turmeric
- Red chilies
- Curry leaves
- Lemon juice
- Salt
- Coconut oil
Instructions
- Peel and devein shrimp, season with turmeric, lemon juice, salt.
- Heat coconut oil in a pan, temper mustard seeds, fennel, curry leaves, slow-fry minced onions, garlic, ginger until deep caramelized.
- Add tomatoes, coriander, cumin, red chilies, black pepper, evaporate moisture to a paste, toss in shrimp, stir-fry on high until sauce gooey-ly coats everything to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet fennel aroma and sharp black pepper stimulation
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Squid or scallops (as same seafood roast)
Pairing
Cold beer、White wine
Trivia
[Hardcore] Named 'Roast' but not oven-baked; a cooking method of stir-fry-simmering in a pan while evaporating moisture to the limit. An exquisite South Indian snack where onion sweetness and shrimp umami perfectly unify.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Stuff the spice-charred shrimp in one bite, wiping the remaining rich sauce clean with crispy Dosa to eat!
Allergen
Shrimp