Royyala Vepudu (Shrimp/Prawn Fry)

Cooking Time:       30-40 mins             Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 20 mins                  Category: Non-Veg

Prawn Fry

Ingredients:

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Shrimps - 1 Kg

Ginger garlic paste - 100 gms

Onions 1 Big - finely chopped

Red Chilly flakes - 1 tea spoon or full red chilles

Turmeric - 1 tea spoon

Lemon juice - 2 table spoons

Green Chilles - 3-4 vertically chopped

Coriander - finely chopped 

Marination:

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1. Wash the shrimp in warm salt water 2-3 times to get rid off the smell and keep it aside

2. Now add turmeric, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and mix it with shrimp and let is marinate for 1 hr.

Procedure:

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1. Heat 3 table spoons of oil in a pan and add some finely chopped onions. Fry them till they turn golden brown

2. Now add the marinated shrimps and fry it for 15 mins on medium flame.

3. Add red chilly flakes, green chilles to it and continue cooking on a medium flame for another 10 mins.

4. Now, add salt to taste and a tea spoon of chilli powder. Mix it and continue frying.

5. Add 2 small cups of water and close the pan with a lid and let is cook for 15-20 mins on low flame.

6. Once it is cooked, garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves and server hot with pudina chutney (desi style) or tomato sauce.

If you wanna give it a chinese touch, follow below steps to prepare what I call 'KUNG-PAO SHRIMP'

Ingredients
Shrimps - 1/2 Kg

Ginger minced - 1/2 cup
Garlic  cloves pressed - 10

Onions 1 Big - finely chopped

Red Chilly flakes - 1 tea spoon or full red chilles

Lemon juice - 2 table spoons

Green Chilles - 3-4 vertically chopped

Cornstarch - 2 table spoons
Vinegar (1 table spoon)
Peanuts - 1 small cup

Procedure

• Rub the cornstarch on to shrimps and keep them aside.
• Roast the peanuts and keep them aside. The skin of these ground nuts should be removed.

• Heat oil in a pan and add some finely chopped onions. Fry them till they turn golden brown.
• Add the shrimps and cook for 20 mins. Now add peanuts and fry it for some time.
• Add red chilly flakes, green chilles to it and continue cooking on a medium flame.
• Now add salt to taste and a tea spoon of chilli powder/flakes. Mix it and continue cooking.
• Add a small cup of water and close the pan with a lid and let is cook for 15-20 mins on low flame.
• Add  soya sauce and vinegar. Mix it well.
• Then add finely chopped garlic to the mix and cook it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame. You should keep mixing so that soya sauce wont stick to the bottom.
• Once it is cooked, garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves and server hot with tomato & chillysauce.