Have you heard about fennel prawns? Fennel seeds are a decent source of potassium, a nutrient that helps in naturally controlling the acid-base balance, regulates the heart rate, dilates the blood vessels and stabilises blood pressure.
Here are some benefits that you can gain when you eat this spice. Fennel can promote digestive health, aids weight loss, lower blood sugar, improve eyesight, adds glow to the skin, etc.
Fennel seeds are easily available in Indian grocery shops. You also have fennel powder sold in packets. Chewing fennel seeds stimulates the release of nitrite which also acts as a natural remedy to maintain blood pressure.
Here is a simple and amazing fennel prawn recipe that is my family’s favourite. You don’t need many ingredients to prepare this dish. Here are the ingredients and methods below:-
This recipe serves 4 people.
Fennel Prawns
Ingredients
- 25 prawns – peeled & deveined ( medium size prawns)
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 2 medium onions (sliced vertically)
- 2 teaspoon chilli powder
- 4 teaspoon coarse fennel (grind fennel seeds in dry grind)
- 4 sprigs curry leaves
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Method
2. In a pan, pour oil and keep your flame on medium heat. Put in cinnamon sticks, cloves and saute for 10 seconds. Once that’s done, then add curry leaves and saute for another 10 seconds.
3. Now add the sliced onions and cook for 1 minute. Add chilli powder and fennel powder to the onions and cook on slow flame for 3 to 4 minutes. Once the onions are soft and well coated with the spices, then add in the prawns and salt.
4. Mix the prawns well with the onions. Reduce the flame to low heat. Cover the pan with a lid for 3 minutes, so that the prawns will release water.
5. Open the lid now and dry the prawns further till there is no more water. All water must be dried from the prawns. This process is important. The prawns will taste good once all the liquid in them dries up.
6. Done. Your delicious fennel prawns are ready to be served. Do give it a try today. Enjoy!!!
Final thoughts:
- Use fennel seeds and grind them to a coarse powder for this recipe. Do not use fennel powder as you will not get the correct taste and texture.
- Fennel prawns can be eaten with chapati, normal rice and dal, tomato rice and any type of biryanis. It’s really easy and simple to prepare this dish.
- You can add an extra onion if you like your prawns with more onions.
- It takes only 15 to 20 minutes to prepare it. If you like your prawns spicy, you can adjust the spiciness of this dish by adding more chilli powder to it.
- If you are having guests over for a meal, you can prepare this recipe day ahead and store it in your refrigerator. Just heat it the next day.
- If you are looking for something different to cook, this fennel prawn recipe is the one. Do try it and you will be amazed by the flavour and taste.
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