Spicy Moroccan Prawn | Chermoula Prawn Recipe

Chermoula Prawn / Moroccon Grilled Prawn is a super simple and delicious starter. Chermoula is a marinade used in some of the countries like Libya, Morocco and Algeria. This marinade is used for vegetables, seafood and meat. You can use the same procedure for both grilling and frying. You can add chilli powder to this as per your preference. Now, you can do magical taste at home just like the restaurant food. Serve this spicy morccan prawn with lemon wedges and mint chutney.

Spicy Moroccan Prawn | Chermoula Prawn

Recipe Cuisine:  | Recipe Category: Non veg/ Sea food

Prep Time: 5 mins | Marination Time: 2 hrs | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Prawn - 400 gm

Garlic - 4

Green chilli - 1

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblspn

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Lemon - 2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Coriander leaves - 2 tblspn

Olive oil - 3 tblspn

Optional Ingredients:

Onion - 1, cubed

Capsicum - 1/2, diced

Tomato - 1, deseeded

Method:

In a large bowl, take oil, crushed garlic, chilli powder, black pepper, cumin powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric, green chilli, lemon juice, coriander leaves and salt. Combine everything together.

Remove the head and shells of the prawn and marinate in the above spice mix. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Soak the skewers in water for 15 mins. Skewer the prawn, onion and capsicum. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

Serve with lemon wedges!

Note:

• You can also shallow fry the prawn in a tawa.
• You can add little parsley to this.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Remove the head and shells of the prawn, clean it twice and take it in a large bowl, add chopped green chilli

Add chilli powder, cumin powder, pepper powder and turmeric.

Crushed garlic and salt is added

Add in ginger garlic paste

Add some coriander leaves

2 tsp of lemon juice is added

Add little olive oil

Combine everything together

Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Soak the skewers in water for 15 mins. Skewer the prawn, onion and capsicum.

Grill for 3 minutes on each side. Drizzle little oil or butter while grilling(You can also shallow fry it in tawa)

Serve with lemon wedges and mint chutney!