Spicy Butter Prawns
- 20 min
- Serves 2
- 14 ingredients
10 minutes to prep, 10 to cook. These Spicy Butter Prawns are a quick, flavor‑packed seafood dish with a fiery red chilli and aromatic curry leaf sauce. The combination of ghee, butter, and lime gives a rich, tangy finish that makes it perfect for a lively dinner.
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Method
In a bowl, combine the prawns with 0.5 tsp salt, 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, 0.5 tsp turmeric, and 1 tsp pepper; mix well and set aside.
Heat 2 tbsp ghee and 1 tsp butter in a pan over medium heat.
Add the marinated prawns and cook for 3 minutes.
Flip the prawns, squeeze in half a lime, and cook for another 2 minutes.
Remove the prawns and set aside.
In the same pan, add 1 tsp butter, then 0.5 tsp cumin seeds, 7 finely chopped garlic cloves, 10 g finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp chilli flakes, 10 curry leaves, 0.5 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, and 1 tsp pepper; stir until fragrant.
Pour in 150 ml water, mix, and bring to a simmer.
Return the cooked prawns to the pan and toss until well coated in the spicy butter sauce.
Squeeze in the remaining half lime, give a final stir, and serve immediately.
Tips while you cook
- Marinate before cooking
- Combine prawns with salt, chilli powder, turmeric, and pepper, then set aside before heating the pan.
- Use the same pan for sauce
- After cooking the prawns, add butter and spices to the same pan to build the sauce.
- Add lime in two stages
- Squeeze half a lime while cooking the prawns, then the remaining half after returning them to the sauce.
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