Stuffed Tiger Prawns - Goan Style

Ingredients list for Stuffed Tiger Prawns - Goan Style

• 8-10 Tiger prawns shelled, deveined with tail intact
• ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• to taste Salt
• 1 teaspoon Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 small Onion finely chopped
• 4 Dried red chillies
• 1 tablespoon Garlic minced
• ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 4 Cloves
• 8 Black peppercorns
• ½ inch Cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon Vinegar
• ½ teaspoon Sugar
• to shallow fry Oil ½ teaspoon +

Method

1. Slit prawns lengthwise without cutting through and put them in a bowl. Add salt, turmeric powder and ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Set aside to marinate.
2. Grind together onion, red chillies, garlic, cumin seeds, cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, vinegar, salt and sugar with a little water into a fine paste.
3. Heat ½ teaspoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add ground paste and sauté on low heat for a minute. Switch off heat and cool to room temperature.
4. Stuff the marinated prawns with the sautéed masala, tie them with a thread and secure with a toothpick.
5. Heat some oil in a non-stick pan. Shallow-fry stuffed prawns till fully cooked and golden.
6. Remove the thread and the toothpick and serve hot.