Spicy Butter Garlic Prawns
Super quick, easy and tasty spicy butter garlic prawns recipe. Great as a starter or as a side for butter rice/fried rice/steamed rice.
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Ingredients
- 300 gms Prawns measured after cleaning, refer notes
- 1/4-1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1-1.5 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- 2 tsp Oil I used sunflower oil
- 1/2-1 tbsp Chopped garlic
- 1-2 tsp Chilli flakes
- 30 gms Butter I used unsalted
- 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice refer notes
- 1 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves
- Salt
- 2-3 tbsp Oil I used sunflower oil
Instructions
- Marinate cleaned prawns with turmeric powder, kashmiri chilli powder, pepper powder, 2 tsp oil and salt. Keep aside for 15 mins.
- Heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a wide pan. Once the oil is hot enough, place the marinated prawns.
- Cook both sides, till the prawns are done. Transfer the prawns to another plate.
- To the same pan, add chopped garlic, chilli flakes and butter. Cook for 2-3 mins. Once the butter is melted, add lemon juice.
- Add cooked prawns to this and mix well. Make sure the prawns are coated well with butter, garlic and chilli flakes. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
- You can serve it as an appetiser or as a side with butter rice, plain rice or fried rice.
Notes
I used tiger prawns for this recipe. Though you can use any size prawns, I recommend using medium-large size prawns for this recipe.
I forgot to add lemon juice, but didnt miss it much.