Nei Royyala Vepudu | How to make Prawns Ghee Roast

Nei Royyala Vepudu or Prawns Ghee Roast is a delicious dry roast made with spices coating the prawns. The roast is cooked in ghee and gives an excellent taste and aroma to the final dish.

Working with Prawns takes expertise, and I always leave it to Amma to handle it. All her Prawn recipes turn out great, though we don't make it that often. Her Prawn Biryani is everybody's favorite.

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As part of A to Z Easy Family Dinner Ideas, this Nei Royyala Vepudu makes a wonderful dish.

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Making the Masala Paste for Prawns Ghee Roast

Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast the Dry Red Chilies, Cumin Seeds, and Coriander Seeds. Roast for 5 to 7 mins, remove to a plate, and allow it to cool down.
Once cooled down, grind to a smooth paste using just enough water.

Making the Prawns Roast

Clean the prawns and let them drain.
Heat a kadai with ghee, when it is hot, add the ginger garlic paste and saute well.

Add chopped green chilies, when it cooks for a few minutes, add the drained prawns.
Let it cook on high flame, water will come out from the prawns.
Add salt and turmeric powder.

After a few minutes, add the ground paste. Add the garam masala and continue cooking until the whole mixture comes together. This takes about 5 to7 mins.
When the water evaporates and thickens, simmer and roast till all the water evaporates and coats the prawns well.

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Nei Royyala Vepudu - Prawns Ghee Roast

Nei Royyala Vepudu or Prawns Ghee Roast is a delicious dry roast made with spices coating the prawns. The roast is cooked in ghee and gives an excellent taste and aroma to the final dish.

Course Main Dish - Dry Sautes

Cuisine Andhra Pradesh

Keyword Dry Fry

By Cook Method Stovetop

By Diet Non Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 people

Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For the Masala Paste

• 5 to 6 Dry Red Chilies
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds

For the Prawns Roast

• 300 gms Prawns
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 to 3 Green Chilies
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup Water

Instructions

Making the Masala Paste

• Heat a nonstick pan and dry roast the Dry Red Chilies, Cumin Seeds and Coriander Seeds. Roast for 5 to 7 mins, remove to a plate and allow it to cool down.
• Once cooled down, grind to a smooth paste using just enough water.

Making the Prawns Roast

• Clean the prawns and let it drain.
• Heat a kadai with ghee, when it is hot, add the ginger garlic paste and saute well.
• Add chopped green chillies, when it cooks for few minutes, add the drained prawns.
• Let it cook on high flame, water will come out from the prawns.
• Add salt and turmeric powder.
• After few minutes, add the ground paste. Add the garam masala and continue cooking until the whole mixture comes together. This takes about 5 to7 mins.
• When the water evaporates and thickens, simmer and roast till all the water evaporates and coats the prawns well.

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