Prawn Tikka Masala Recipe

Ingredients
20-25 jumbo prawns,cleaned

For marination: 
1/2 lemon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chilli powder
 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

For gravy: 
1/2 cup curd 
1/4 cup cream (or 1/2 cup milk) 

2 onions, finely chopped 

Puree of 3 tomatoes

1 Tbsp chilli powder (Kashmiri chili powder) 

1 tsp salt

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 Tbsp garam masala powder

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp oil

1 tsp tandoori masala (for color) *optional

Method
In a bowl, mix lemon juice, salt, chilli powder and ginger-garlic paste.

Add prawns and marinate for 15-20 minutes.

Heat butter in a kadai (pan). Add marinated prawns and cook for about 4-5 minutes until well cooked. Keep aside in another bowl.

In the same kadai, take 2 Tbsp oil and add cumin seeds.

When they sizzle, add chopped onions and saute for about 4-5 minutes until onions turn dark brown.

Add ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and fry for one minute until the mix turns aromatic.

Make a puree of the tomatoes using a blender and add in the kadai.

Mix well and cook on low flame for 3-4 minutes, until the mixture thickens.

Add cream, curd and garam masala. Mix well, keep flame on low.

Add cooked prawns, tandoori masala powder and salt to taste.