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Main Ingredients | Lobsters, Cumin Seeds |
Cuisine | Tamil Nadu |
Course | Main Course Seafood |
Prep Time | 16-20 minutes |
Cook time | 31-40 minutes |
Serve | 4 |
Taste | Spicy |
Level of Cooking | Moderate |
Others | Non Veg |
Ingredients list for Mammalapuram Kal Erra
- 450 grams Lobsters
- 1 inch piece Cumin Seeds sliced
- 2 Green chillies seeded and sliced
- 4 teaspoons Mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- to taste Salt
- 1 teaspoon Aniseeds (saunf)
- 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 2 Banana leaves
Method
- Boil the lobster. Remove the flesh from the shell. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grind three teaspoons of mustard seeds, ginger and green chilli to a very fine paste.
- Transfer into a bowl, add turmeric power, red chilli powder and salt. Grind together the aniseeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and the remaining mustard seeds.
- Heat one tablespoon oil and add the ground seeds. Sauté briefly, pour over the ginger and chilli paste and mix well. Liberally coat the lobsters with this paste, wrap in banana leaves.
- Place on a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven or on a grill for twenty to thirty minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories | 684 |
Carbohydrates | 9.5 |
Protein | 98.2 |
Fat | 27.9 |
Other Fiber | 8.3 gm |
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