Chettinad Eral Masala Recipe | Chettinad Prawn Masala with step by step pictures. Chettinad Prawn Masala is too yummy as the name. It is one of the best prawn recipe I have ever made, simply love this to do with Rice. Tastes equally good with Idli or Roti, howeverPrawn when cooked neat with masala does the magic. Now lets see how to prepare Chettinad Prawn Masala.
What is Chettinad Cusinie:
Chettinad is a region near the sivaganga district of Tamil nadu. Chettinad is famous for its cuisine , Mansions. To be more precise chettinad is known for its freshly ground masala and aromatic cooking.
It is so fresh and delectable while using the freshly ground masala in our cooking. Usually in olden days the masala is ground using an “ammi kal”(grinding stone) ,which makes the cooking aromatic.
Chettinad Specialities:
We have a variety of dishes that specializes from the Chettinad Region , Of that the most famous one is the Chettinad Kavuni arisi sweet , made with the special black rice , It is considered to be brought from Burma as the chettiars back in those days are traders.
Secret Ingredient in Chettinad Cuisine:
The most common ingredients in Chettinad Cuisine are the Fennel Seeds, Cinnamon, Cloves, Bay Leaf, Cumin Seeds and few other Whole spices and the Kalpasi (Black Stone Flower) is considered to be the main secret ingredient that enhances the taste in Chettinad Cooking.
Chettinad Prawn Masala:
Coming to this recipe, it is an aromatic prawn masala / Iral Thokku make with aromatic masala,though i have not used any whole spices and freshly ground the masala ,but i have used the combination of masala , which is equally good.
How to cook Prawn:
Prawn is an yummy seafood , it hardly takes 10 mins to cook . Only catch is that not cook for more time as it tends to become rubbery.
I have a variety of prawn recipes in blog , Few interesting recipes here:
Iral Pepper Roast
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Detailed video of Chettinad Prawn Masala below:
2. Next add in the ginger garlic paste, cook till the raw smell goes. Then add in the chopped tomatoes cook till they turn mushy.
3. Now add in the chilli powder, coriander powder , Salt and turmeric powder Mix well and add 2 tbsp of water .cook till the masala blends well.
4. Now add in the cleaned prawn mix well cover and cook for 5 mins.
5. And then open the closed kadai and cook till the prawns are done. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.
I served Prawn Masala with fish Biryani.
Chettinad Eral Masala
Ingredients
- Prawns – 15
- Oil -1 tbsp
- Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp
- Curry Leaves a spring
- Onions – 1 or Shallots – 15 nos
- Tomato – 1
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Chilli powder – ½ tsp
- Coriander powder – ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Salt as needed
- ½ cup Water
- Coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
- In a kadai add in oil, once its hot add in the fennel seeds and curry leaves one by one let them splutter and then add in the onions saute till glossy.
- Next add in the ginger garlic paste, cook till the raw smell goes. Then add in the chopped tomatoes cook till they turn mushy.
- Now add in the chilli powder, coriander powder , Salt and turmeric powder Mix well and add 2 tbsp of water .cook till the masala blends well.
- Now add in the cleaned prawn mix well cover and cook for 5 mins.
- And then open the closed kadai and cook till the prawns are done. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.
Video
Notes
- Goes well Rice as a side dish.
- Use small onions or shallots , I dint have so I used the regular onions.
Anusha Praveen Rajagopal
Fantastic presentation and well explained Sharmi