New Update
/sanjeev-kapoor/media/post_banners/636d7cf2a9bc3b01b2f5af76b0cea15edf14d199e0fca9ad16d002f7d3d83cd2.jpg)
Main Ingredients | Prawns (medium), Pomfrets |
Cuisine | Indian |
Course | Main Course Seafood |
Prep Time | 16-20 minutes |
Cook time | 26-30 minutes |
Serve | 4 |
Taste | Spicy |
Level of Cooking | Easy |
Others | Non Veg |
Ingredients list for Prawn Stuffed Pomfret
- 1 cup Prawns (medium) cleaned and deveined
- 4 small Pomfrets cleaned and slit on one side to make a pocket
- for shallow frying Oil 3 tablespoons +
- to taste Salt
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1½ tablespoons Ginger-garlic paste
- Lemon juice of 1 lemon
- 2 medium Onions finely chopped
- 6-8 tablespoons Green chutney (grind fresh coriander, green chillies, ginger, ga
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ½ cup Rice flour
Method
- Place the pomfrets on a plate, add salt, turmeric powder, ½ tablespoon ginger-garlic paste and juice of ½ lemon on the fish and rub in well. Set aside to marinate.
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan.Roughly chop prawns.
- Add onions to the pan and sauté till golden. Add remaining ginger-garlic paste, mix and sauté till the raw smell of ginger-garlic disappears.
- Add 4 tablespoons green chutney, mix and sauté for a minute. Add sugar and mix well. Add chopped prawns, mix and cook for 2 minutes or till the prawns are almost done. Switch off heat, add salt and remaining lemon juice and mix well. Set aside to cool.
- Spread some green chutney on the outside of each marinated fish and inside the pockets as well. Fill some prawn mixture into the pockets. Tie each stuffed fish with a thread so that the stuffing does not come out.
- Spread some of the remaining green chutney all over the stuffed fish and spread evenly.
- Spread rice flour on a plate. Add a little salt and mix well. Coat each stuffed fish with rice flour mixture.
- Heat some oil in another non-stick pan. Place the stuffed fish in it and shallow-fry for 3-4 minutes on each side or till golden and crisp.
- Serve hot with a few lemon wedges.
Advertisment