Here is my ultimate Shrimp Thoran recipe. It is a South Indian dish which goes well with rice and a good companion for beer.
I would say, for me, the most difficult part is peeling and deveining the shrimp. It is time consuming and a dirty affair. But I still do it, don’t ask me why. May be because I am not a fan of frozen food and also I like creating things from scratch.
Like I said, cleaning is a dirty affair. To make it easy, I put some polythene sheets or papers all over my dry sink when I devein. When done, just toss the paper/polythene sheets. Otherwise, it is very difficult to get rid of the veins from the sink. When done, clean the sink with some lemon juice to get rid of the smell and voila, your sink is as clean as new.
If you want to save time, go and get the frozen ones instead, already cleaned and deveined for you.
Ingredients:
Shrimp (prawns) – 1 lb.
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Ginger - 2 “ piece
Garlic – 2 cloves
Onion – 2 medium
Green chillies – 4 nos.
Curry leaves - a few
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp.
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Chicken masala – 1 tsp
Black paper – ¼ tsp
Coconut slices – ½
Salt – as per taste
Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Ginger - 2 “ piece
Garlic – 2 cloves
Onion – 2 medium
Green chillies – 4 nos.
Curry leaves - a few
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp.
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Chicken masala – 1 tsp
Black paper – ¼ tsp
Coconut slices – ½
Salt – as per taste
Preparation:
Peel shrimp and devein. Now clean it with cold water. Transfer to a bowl. To this add turmeric powder, lemon juice and salt. Rub it onto the shrimp and wash it off. Transfer to a colander and let the water drain completely.
In a non-stick pan add 1tbsp. oil. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp, sprinkle little salt and fry. Be careful not to overcook. It takes only 5-7 min. When one side is done, flip over and cook the other side. Transfer to a bowl.
In the meantime, cut the onion lengthwise, grate the ginger, chop the garlic and keep it ready.
In the same pan, add 1 tbsp. oil.
When the oil is hot, add mustards seeds and allow to splutter. Then add ginger and garlic and curry leaves. Fry for 2 sec.
Now add onion and green chillies. Saute till the onion changes color, deep brown.
Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and chicken powder, black pepper and salt. Saute for 2 sec.
Add coconut slices and sprinkle some water so the masala don’t burn.
Now add the fried shrimp. Mix well to coat the shrimp with the masala and cover and cook in low flame for 5- 7 min.
Peel shrimp and devein. Now clean it with cold water. Transfer to a bowl. To this add turmeric powder, lemon juice and salt. Rub it onto the shrimp and wash it off. Transfer to a colander and let the water drain completely.
In a non-stick pan add 1tbsp. oil. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp, sprinkle little salt and fry. Be careful not to overcook. It takes only 5-7 min. When one side is done, flip over and cook the other side. Transfer to a bowl.
In the meantime, cut the onion lengthwise, grate the ginger, chop the garlic and keep it ready.
In the same pan, add 1 tbsp. oil.
When the oil is hot, add mustards seeds and allow to splutter. Then add ginger and garlic and curry leaves. Fry for 2 sec.
Now add onion and green chillies. Saute till the onion changes color, deep brown.
Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and chicken powder, black pepper and salt. Saute for 2 sec.
Add coconut slices and sprinkle some water so the masala don’t burn.
Now add the fried shrimp. Mix well to coat the shrimp with the masala and cover and cook in low flame for 5- 7 min.
Shrimp (Chemmeen) Thoran is ready. Happy eating!
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