Masala Prawns

Name: Masala Prawns
Yield: Serves 4 as a small starter or snack
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Lime wedges; Coriander sprigs; 30 g unsalted butter, melted; 1 small tomato (60 g), halved and deseeded; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 300 g peeled raw king prawns (tail shells on), deveined; 2 tsp chickpea (gram) flour; 20 g coriander stalks; 12 g garlic paste; 4 g fresh root ginger, chopped; 7 g green chillies (1–2); ¼ tsp coarsely ground black pepper; 1 tsp lime juice; 25 g red onion; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 10 g spring onion

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a small starter or snack

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dishoom

By Shamil Thakrar , Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

Published 2019

About

Bombay is surrounded by the sea. Accordingly, ever since people have lived here, they’ve always eaten a lot of fish. At Sassoon Dock, the raucous fish market in south Bombay, you can find sea creatures of every shape, size and flavour, laid out in baskets, on tarpaulins, or piled in vast heaps on the floor. (If you visit, consider wearing an old pair of shoes that you are happy to throw away afterwards.)

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