Tawa Prawn Masala

Craving something spicy and full of flavor? Asad Memon’s Prawn Tawa Masala is packed with delicious desi spices and bold tawa-style flavors. Perfect to enjoy with hot naan or fresh chapati for a satisfying seafood meal! #FoodFusion #HappyCookingToYou #PrawnTawaMasala #PrawnRecipe #TawaMasala #SeafoodRecipes #AsadMemon #DesiFood #PakistaniFood

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Ingredients:
-Jheenge (Prawns) 750g (cleaned & deveined)
-Iodized Himalayan pink salt ½ tsp or to taste
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) 1 tsp or to taste
-Haldi powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
-Adrak lehsan paste (Ginger garlic paste) ½ tbs
-Lemon juice 1 tbs
-Hari mirch (Green chillies) 5-6
-Adrak lehsan (Ginger garlic) crushed 2 tsp
-Tamatar (Tomatoes) 4 medium
-Cooking oil 2-3 tbs
-Pyaz (Onion) chopped 2 medium
-Curry patta (Curry leaves) 5-6
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) 1 & ½ tsp or to taste
-Saunf Powder (Fennel seeds powder) 1 & ½ tsp
-Haldi powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
-Garam masala powder 1 tsp
-Kashmiri lal mirch (Kashmiri red chilli) powder 1 tsp
-Dhania powder (Coriander powder) 1 tbs
-Iodized Himalayan pink salt ½ tsp or to taste
-Chicken powder 1 tsp (Optional)
-Water ½ Cup (add gradually)
-Curry patta (Curry leaves) 7-8
-Lemon juice 1 tbs
-Hara dhania (Fresh coriander) chopped handful

Direction:
-In a bowl, add prawns, pink salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, mix well, cover & marinate for 15 minutes.
- De-seed green chillies & cut in julienne.
-Cut tomatoes roughly & add in a blending jar & blend well.
-On a griddle, add cooking oil & heat it.
-Add onion & sauté on medium flame until translucent.
-Add curry leaves, julienne green chillies (reserve half for garnish), mix well & sauté on medium flame for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
-Add ginger garlic crushed, sauté on medium flame for just 30 seconds.
-Add tomato puree, mix well & cook on medium flame for 5-6 minutes or until oil separates.
-Add red chilli powder, fennel seeds powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder, pink salt, chicken powder; mix well.
-Add water gradually to avoid burning masala.
-Add marinated prawns, water, curry leaves, mix well, cover & cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
-Remove cover, mix well, add lemon juice, cook on high flame for 1-2 minutes.
-Garnish with fresh coriander & reserved green chillies; serve with naan!

Ajza:
-Jheenge (Prawns) 750g (cleaned & deveined)
-Iodized Himalayan pink salt ½ tsp or to taste
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) 1 tsp or to taste
-Haldi powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
-Adrak lehsan paste (Ginger garlic paste) ½ tbs
-Lemon juice 1 tbs
-Hari mirch (Green chillies) 5-6
-Adrak lehsan (Ginger garlic) crushed 2 tsp
-Tamatar (Tomatoes) 4 medium
-Cooking oil 2-3 tbs
-Pyaz (Onion) chopped 2 medium
-Curry patta (Curry leaves) 5-6
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) 1 & ½ tsp or to taste
-Saunf Powder (Fennel seeds powder) 1 & ½ tsp
-Haldi powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
-Garam masala powder 1 tsp
-Kashmiri lal mirch (Kashmiri red chilli) powder 1 tsp
-Dhania powder (Coriander powder) 1 tbs
-Iodized Himalayan pink salt ½ tsp or to taste
-Chicken powder 1 tsp (Optional)
-Water ½ Cup (add gradually)
-Curry patta (Curry leaves) 7-8
-Lemon juice 1 tbs
-Hara dhania (Fresh coriander) chopped handful

Direction:
-Bowl mein prawns, pink salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice add karein, ache tarhan mix karein, cover karein & 15 minutes kliya marinate ker dein.
-Green chillies ke seeds nikal lein & julienne cut ker lein.
-Tomatoes ko roughly cut karein & blending jar mein add karke ache tarhan blend ker lein.
-Griddle per cooking oil dalen & heat ker lein.
-Onion add karein & medium flame per translucent hone tak sauté karein.
-Curry leaves, julienne green chillies (garnish kliya half reserve rakhein) add karein, ache tarhan mix karein & medium flame per 1-2 minutes kliya ya khushbu anay tak sauté karein.
-Ginger garlic crushed add karein, medium flame per sirf 30 seconds kliya sauté karein.
-Tomato puree add karein, ache tarhan mix karein & medium flame per 5-6 minutes kliya ya oil alag hone tak cook ker lein.
-Red chilli powder, fennel seeds powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder, pink salt, chicken powder add karein; ache tarhan mix karein.
-Masala jalne sa bachane kliya gradually water add karein.
-Marinated prawns, water, curry leaves add karein, ache tarhan mix karein, cover karein & low flame per 5 minutes kliya cook ker lein.
-Cover hatayein, ache tarhan mix karein, lemon juice add karein, high flame per 1-2 minutes kliya cook ker lein.