Lobster Pepper Fry - Step by Step

Preparation time: 75 mins (includes the marination period)

Cooking time : 10 mins

Ingredients

Lobster tail – 1

1 onion finely chopped

2 tomatoes

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 ½ tsp turmeric powder

1tsp chilli powder

2 tsp coriander powder

1 ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper powder

Salt

½ tsp Lime juice

Oil

Coriander leaves – to garnish

How to make it

•  Separate the shell of the lobster tail using a sharp scissor. Cut open the shell and the leg part of it. Take out only the flesh.

• Make medium-sized cube of the flesh. Wash with clean water and also wash by adding turmeric powder in it.
• Drain the excess water and add half of ginger-garlic paster, chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Marinate the flesh in this masala along with little of salt and lime juice.
• Marinate for an hour.

• In a pan heat oil and fry onions till golden brown, followed by ginger-garlic paste. Fry till the raw smell goes off.
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and sauté.

• Add the chopped tomatoes and salt.Cook further.

• Next add the marinated lobster flesh. Sprinkle little water to cook the flesh. It takes around 3-4 mins to cook.

• Once it is cooked, add the freshly ground pepper and garnish with coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with steamed rice.