Tamil Nadu

Eral varuval

Name: Eral varuval
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tamil
Ingredients: 500 g cleaned and deveined prawns (shrimp); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp fennel seeds; 2 sprigs curry leaves; 12 finely chopped shallots; 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 small finely chopped tomato; 2 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1 tsp freshly crushed black pepper; 2 tsp lemon juice

Prawns roasted with pepper, fennel and curry leaves until they shine. Fork optional, fingers essential.

30 minTime

27 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

243kcal

27 gprotein

3 gfibre

30minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Prawns (shrimp)500 g, cleaned and deveined

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2½ tsp

Salt1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Fennel seeds1 tsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Shallots12, finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Tomato1 small, finely chopped

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Black pepper1 tsp, freshly crushed

Lemon juice2 tsp

Method

5 steps

1Toss the prawns with turmeric, half the chilli powder and a pinch of salt. Rest for 15 minutes.
2Heat the oil, add fennel and curry leaves, then the shallots, and fry until golden. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes.
3Add the tomato, the rest of the chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Cook until the tomato breaks down and oil separates.
4Add the prawns and cook on high, tossing often, until they curl and turn opaque.
5Add the pepper and lemon juice and toss until dry and glossy.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a small bowl with curry leaves on top, next to rasam rice or sambar rice and a wedge of lemon.

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