Era thokku /Prawn thokku is my favourite since I tasted this in my friend's home during my school days...Her mom is an expert in non veg dishes(in veg too..)..I saw this recipe
here and tried and it came out sooo good...We all liked it a lot....Goes well with rice as side dish...also with pulavs and chapathis....Spicy and tangy era thokku is easy to prepare too...Here's the recipe...
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Measurement |
| Shrimp(cleaned) | 1/2 cup |
| Lemon juice | 1/2 tblsp |
| Turmeric powder | 1 pinch |
| Chilli powder | 1 tblsp |
| Salt | as needed |
| Garlic | 4 pods |
| Onion | 1 medium |
| Tomato | 1 medium |
| Curry leaves | 1 sprig |
| Mustard | 1 tsp |
| Cumin seeds | 1 tsp |
| Oil | 1 tblsp |
Method
Clean shrimp well and marinate it with lemon juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt...Let it stand for atleast half an hour and upto 2or 3 hours...
In a kadai, heat some oil and add musatard, cumin seeds and grated garlic to it...Let it brown a bit and add finely chopped onion...Let the onion fry well and become slightly brown...
Then add the chopped tomato...Fry till oil oozes on sides...Add the marinated shrimp and 1/8 cup water....Let it cook till shrimp gets cooked( 2 minutes)...
Wait till oil oozes out again...Remove from heat and serve...Top with chopped curry leaves....
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