Grilled Prawns

Garlic Flavoured Prawns sitting with the marinade

 Ingredients

• 6-8 large prawns cleaned thoroughly but without removing the shells. Cut open the shells along the back of the prawn to remove the vein and also to help the marinade to get into the flesh
• 1 tbsp of finely chopped garlic (garlic is the strong flovour in this one)
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tbsp of french mustard paste. If you cannot get this, make a paste of the mustard at home with a little water and use this
• 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves or parsley leaves
• ½ tsp of white pepper powder (use black if you do not have white pepper powder)
• Salt as per need
• 1 tbsp of lime juice

Mix together the ingredients and add the lemon juice at the end. Apply this mix on the prawns and gently push the marinade under the shells too. Let this marinate for an hour in the refrigerator.

Prawns in the spicier marinade

Ingredients

• 6-8 large prawns cleaned thoroughly but without removing the shells. Cut open the shells along the back of the prawn to remove the vein and also to help the marinade to get into the flesh
• 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp of Kashmiri chilly powder
• 2 tbsps of vinegar made from toddy
• ½ tsp of white pepper powder (use black if you do not have white pepper powder)
• Salt as per need

Mix together the ingredients. Apply this mix on the prawns and gently push the marinade under the shells too. Let this marinate for an hour in the refrigerator.

Grilling

• Grill the prawns on either side for 2-3 minutes each. Apply the extra marinade as you grill them. You can use a coal grill or use a normal tawa/griddle after applying a little bit of oil on it.
• If you are doing it on a tawa or griddle, once the prawns are grilled, arrange them on a wire mesh/rack and hold them over the flame for a few seconds. This will give it a sligtly burnt garlic flavour. This is not required if you are using a coal grill.

Do not overgrill the prawns since that would make it very dry and rubbery.

The finished product - the garlic flavoured one

The spicy prawns

One more picture of the garlic flavoured prawns

Spicy prawns

Serve with lemon butter sauce

To make the lemon butter sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp of butter (Amul butter)
• 4 tbsp of fresh thick cream
• 1 tsp of lemon juice or more as per your taste
• A little bit of cornstarch
• A little bit of white pepper powder
• A little bit of italian seasoning (optional)

Method

• Melt the butter on low heat
• Add the fresh cream to the butter and keep stirring till everything is blended well
• Add a little bit of cornstarch and cook for a couple of minutes
• Add the lemon juice, white pepper powder and Italian seasoning. Keep stirring all the while.
• Serve warm with the grilled prawns as a dipping sauce.