Restaurant Style At Home Ep 11: Mumbai’s Mahesh Lunch Home’s Surmai Masala Fry & Tandoori Prawns

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Mumbai’s Mahesh Lunch is known for its delicious seafood. So if you’re missing venturing out to here and gorging on their delicious seafood dishes then don’t worry. We have the Mahesh Lunch Home Team teaching you how to prepare their signature Surmai Masala Fry and Tandoori Prawns at home. Enjoy sumptuous restaurant style at home with this amazing recipe.

Ingredients & Recipe

To Make Surmai Masala Fry
Surmai/ Kingfish (200 gm)
Coconut oil (3-4 tbsp)
Curry leaves (10)
Red chilli paste (2 tbsp)
Mix this well

Coconut Curry (1 cup)
Water (1/2 cup)
Cook for 2-3 mins
Salt (as per taste)
Coriander powder (1 tsp)
Cumin powder (1 tsp)
Lemon juice (1/2 tsp)
Cook this till the gravy is thick and is mixed well with the fish. And Voila! Your Surmai Masala Fry is ready!

To Make Prawn Marination
Prawns (100 gms)
Ginger garlic paste (1 tsp)
Chaat masala (1/2 tsp)
Keep aside for 2-3 mins
Tandoori masala (2 tbsp)

To Make South Indian Coconut Curry (Gassi)

Firstly, roast the red whole chilli (byadgi), coriander seed (dhania), mustard seed(Rai), jeera, fenugreek seeds(methi dana), peppercorns, Carom seeds( Ajwain), Turmeric powder. Then prepare a curry paste. For this, use the roasted ingredients, coconut, coaked tamarind, garlic and onion. Prepare a fine paste out of this. Finally, add water to dilute the taste and sprinkle salt as per your preference. Cook this mixture till the boiling point. And you’re coconut curry or Gassi is ready!  For dessert, we’d suggest that you check out our 3-ingredient chocolate cake. It’s super easy to make and you don’t need eggs or even an oven to prepare this. Bon Appetite!

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