Tamil Nadu Recipes

Click to View Map Erra Masala Chettinadu       Serves 2 Ingredients Prawns 2 cups cleaned Prawns 2 cups cleaned Corriander seeds 1 tspn Turmeric powder 1/2 tspn Black pepper corns 10 Garam masala powder 1 tspn Cumin seeds 1 tspn Coconut 1/2 cup grated Onions 2 medium size chopped Refined oil 2 tbspns Garlic 5 flakes chopped Ginger 1 tbspn chopped Salt use as required Corriander leaves 1 tbspn finely chopped Method Roast the red chillies, pepper corns, coconut, corriander seeds and the kalpasi on a tawa over a medium flame for a minute. Stir while you roast the ingredients. Grind the garlic, ginger, red chillies, pepper corns, corriander seeds, coconut and the kalpasi to a fine paste using a little water. Keep aside. Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. Fry for a few seconds. Add the onions and fry till brown in colour over a medium flame stirring continuously. Add the grounded spices, garam masala powder, prawns, salt and fry for 5 minutes over a low flame.Stir continuously . Add a little water just to cover the prawns. Cook over a medium flame till the prawns is cooked and the gravy is thick. Serve hot garnished with the chopped corriander leaves NUTRIENT COMPOSITION PER SERVING MACRONUTRIENTS MICRONUTRIENTS Energy (Kcal) 381 Carotene ( μg) 530.6 Protein (g) 21.86 Vitamin C (mg) 15.63 Carbohydrate (g) 13.38 Mg  (mg) 59.63 Fat (g) 26.6 Na  (mg) 72.37 Fibre (g) 1.87 K  (mg) 344.7 Minerals (g) 2.54 Mn  (mg) 0.68 Calcium  (mg) 368 Zn  (mg) 0.61 Phosphorus  (mg) 400.08 Cr  (mg) 0.013 Iron  (mg) 6.70