A flavorful prawn dish marinated and fried in ghee, featuring a blend of spices, served with a rich gravy and garnished with cilantro and lime. This prawn ghee roast is a delightful seafood curry, perfect to pair with rice or roti.
1: Soak cashews and whole dried red chilies in water (remove the seeds first).
2: Dry roast the whole spices and grind them into a powder.
3: Marinate the prawns with the ground spices, then fry in ghee until they turn red. Set aside.
4: Blend the soaked cashews, dried red chilies, onion, and garlic into a paste.
5: In the same pan, heat a little more ghee and add the blended paste.
6: Stir in the whole spices, jaggery, and salt.
7: Cover and cook until the oil separates and the gravy turns a deep brownish red.
8: Add the fried shrimp back in (optionally add curry leaves here).
9: Cover and cook on low heat for 10–15 minutes.
10: Garnish with cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Serve with rice or roti.
