Pudina Shrimp (Prawn) Recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 2 mins
Total time: 22 mins
Looking for a quick and tasty shrimp recipe? Try Pudina or “mint” Shrimp. With a few ingredients, little prep time and many cooking options, you can impress your family and friends with this flavorful appetizer.
Ingredients
  • Shrimp (Prawns) – approx 10 ounces (about 15 20/25 grade shrimp)
  • Mint Leaves – handful
  • Garlic – 5 large cloves
  • Ginger – 2 inch piece
  • Green Chilies – to taste
  • Oil – ½ Tbsp
  • Lemon/Lime Juice – 1 Tbsp or to taste
  • Black Pepper – ½ tsp
  • Salt – ½ tsp or to taste
  • For garnishing: Lime wedges and mint leaves
Instructions
  1. Defrost, wash, devein and pat dry Shrimp.
  2. Add remaining ingredients into a blender or spice grinder and grind to a smooth paste.
  3. Coat Shrimp with ground mixture and marinate for minimum of 10 minutes in the refrigerator (can marinate up to overnight for added flavor).
  4. Cooking options: (a) Cook 2 minutes on each side on a hot skillet lightly coated with oil (b) Broil in the oven (2 min each side) by arranging shrimp on a baking tray that is foil lined and lightly coated with oil (c) Grill shrimp on an indoor grill like George Foreman
  5. Skewer shrimp with bamboo skewers soaked in water for presentation.
  6. Squeeze fresh lime juice before serving. Serve hot.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/non-veg-recipes/pudina-shrimp-prawn-recipe-1810.html