Indian Style Grilled Prawns

Serves 4
Ingredients

• 16 Jumbo Prawns, peeled
• 4 tbsp Lemon Juice
• Salt
• 1 teasp Chilli Powder
• 1 Garlic Clove, crushed
• 1 heaped teasp Brown Sugar
• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 tbsp Freshly chopped Coriander

Method

• Make a slit down the back of each prawn and open out into butterflies.
• In a bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients until well blended. Add the prawn, turn to coat well then leave to marinate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the grill to hot.
• 4. Transfer the prawns together with their marinade, to a shallow ovenproof dish large enough to take them in one layer. Grill for 10-15 minutes, turning and basting several times during the cooking. Serve immediately.

Recipe Origin: Indian style grilled prawns

Garlic Naan Bread

A perfect side for any Indian meal is naan bread. I have to admit that my trials in this recipe weren't always perfect with some of the naans being under cooked and others slightly over cooked. However the taste is quite interesting and the imperfections are acceptable in the kitchen.

Serves 4


Ingredients

• .25 oz Active Dry Yeast 
• 4 tbsp White Sugar
• 1 cup Warm Water
• 1 Beaten Egg
• 3 tbsp Milk
• 2 tsp Salt
• 4 1/2 cup Bread Flour
• 2 tsp Minced Garlic
• 1/4 cup Melted Butter

Method

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Proof until frothy.
• Stir in sugar, milk, egg, salt, and enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth.
• Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise.
• Let it rise until the dough has doubled in volume.
• Punch down dough, and knead in garlic.
• Pinch off small amounts of dough to make 12 to 14 pieces.
• Roll into balls, and allow to rise again.
• While the dough is rising, preheat grill to high.
• At grill side, roll one ball of dough out into a thin circle.
• Lightly oil grill.
• Place dough on grill, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until puffy and lightly browned.
• Brush uncooked side with butter, and turn over.
• Brush cooked side with butter, and cook until done, another 2 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from grill, and continue cooking until all the naan has been prepared.
• You can lightly sprinkle some more garlic on top for garnish

Recipe Origin: Garlic Naan Bread

A vegetarian Indian menu

This weekend I had friends over for dinner; it was the first time I prepared a vegetarian dinner. Initially I was worried of what I can prepare since I always have some sort of meat in my dishes but I managed to come up with an interesting Indian menu.

The Menu

• Starter of Indian style grilled prawns
• Main: Fish Korma
• Sides:  Basmati rice and garlic naan bread
• Dessert: Brazil nut crunch sundae

The recipes were all obtained online with some slight modification to the dessert. You can find their recipes on this blog if you follow the above links.

This meal was definitely a hit although Indian cooking involves lots of preparation time.

Our friends brought early spring to us to remind us that soon the snow will melt and the flowers will start budding.