Andhra Pradesh

Royyala vepudu

Name: Royyala vepudu
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 500 g cleaned and deveined prawns (shrimp); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 sprigs curry leaves; 2 slit green chilli; 1 large finely chopped onion; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 heaped tbsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 2 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp lemon juice; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro)

Prawns fried with Guntur heat and curry leaves. Have water ready and no regrets.

35 minTime

26 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

232kcal

26 gprotein

3 gfibre

35minutes

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

Saltto taste

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Green chilli2, slit

Onion1 large, finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 heaped tbsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Garam masala1 tsp

Lemon juice2 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

5 steps

1Mix the prawns with turmeric and salt and keep aside for 10 minutes.
2Heat oil, add curry leaves and green chilli, then the onion. Fry until golden brown.
3Add ginger garlic paste and fry until fragrant. Lower the heat and add chilli powder and coriander powder.
4Add the prawns and stir fry on high until they curl, turn pink and the masala coats them.
5Sprinkle garam masala, lemon juice and coriander. Toss and serve hot.

Serve it like this

Serve hot with lemon wedges and onion rings, beside rice with pappu and ghee.

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Royyala vepudu

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