Tandoori Lobster

Name: Tandoori Lobster
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 2 h 38 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 g/2 tsp Garam Masala; 3 g ½ tsp White Pepper powder; Salt; Butter for basting; 4 Lobster (large size); 50 g ⅓ cup Gramflour; 30 ml/2 Tbs Lemon juice; 50 g/3 Tbs Garlic paste; 50 g/3 Tbs Ginger paste; 12 g/5 tsp Ajwain; 150 ml/⅔ cup Cream; 1 Egg; 20 g/2 Tbs Ginger

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

There could hardly be a better way to treat Newfoundland’s off—shore bounty—it’s succulent and flavoured with India’s unique spice—ajwain.

Ingredients

4 Lobster (large size)
Butter for basting

Asia
India
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

THE LOBSTER: Boil, cool, shell and devein. (If you wish to serve the lobster in the shell, cut into half and then shell; wash the shell and reserve.)

THE MARINATION: Scrape, wash and finely chop ginger. Break the egg in a bowl, add the chopped ginger and the remaining ingredients, whisk and rub lobster with this mixture. Keep aside for 2