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Prawns Ghee Roast -Mangalorean Spicy Prawns Masala Today's recipe is an aromatic and extremely flavorful Prawns ghee roast. It is a popular seafood delicacy of Mangalore. If you love indulging in spicy exotic food, then you don't want to miss on this yummy prawns masala. It is lip-smacking delicious with the right balance of heat and flavor. The magic ingredients are the earthy spices and flavorful ghee or clarified butter. Mangalore is a food lovers paradise. It is a port city and the melting pot of several cultures and unique cuisines. I had been to Udupi and Mangalore and experienced a unique, diverse culture. Their spicy seafood delicacies will make you crave for more. We had hearty meals and the food was excellent. It got me intrigued by this cuisine and I wanted to recreate some at home. I have already posted recipes like Chicken ghee roast and Mangalore fish curry. The cuisine of coastal regions like Mangalore has fish as an indispensable part of an everyday...

Mangalore Fish Curry Mangalore fish curry is a delectable coconut based spicy and sour curry.You can use any firm flesh fish to make this curry. This recipe is inspired from  Hari Nayak's- My Indian Kitchen . It is a yummy south Indian style fish curry and goes well with rice. Ingredients King fish- 1 1/2 lb Onion- 1 medium Tomato- 2 medium Green chilly-2 Curry leaves- a few Coconut milk- 1 cup Tamarind paste- pulp of a small ball tamarind oil - 3 tbs Salt  to taste To make paste Dry red chilly- 7-8 ( according to spice tolerance) Coriander seeds- 1 tbs Cumin seeds- 1/8 tsp Black peppercorns-1/2 tsp Cinnamon stick- 1 inch thick piece Fenugreek seeds-a few Garlic- 5 cloves Ginger- 1 inch thick piece Coconut-1 cup Ground turmeric- 1/2 tsp Oil- 2 tbs Heat oil in a pan. Add chilly,coriander seeds,fenugreek seeds, cumin, cinnamon,pepper corns, whole garlic and chopped ginger. Roast this in low medium flame for about 5- 6 minutes. Allow thi...

Chicken Ghee Roast  Chicken ghee roast is an exotic aromatic chicken recipe, from South India and it is a recipe that is designed to impress. This Mangalore style chicken ghee roast is a popular restaurant-style dish, but it is simple and you can make it at home. Now does this curry define South Indian cooking? No, it is a unique recipe and one of a kind recipe. But there is no doubt that it will provide you an exotic eating experience. The taste is delicious with complex flavors all melding into each other and ghee gives this recipe its an authentic flavor. Ghee roast is succulent, finger-licking chicken with the right balance of heat and flavor. The beauty of this recipe is the bright reddish color of the chilly paste- and the chilly used is a regional variety called Byadagi chilly. Considering that this dish has only red chilies as the major spice, that's saying something about its uniqueness. This chilly is preferred for flavor and color rather than heat. So you are not...