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Lemon Chilli Lobster In Spiced Coconut Sauce

Here's how you make Lemon Chilli Lobster In Spiced Coconut Sauce
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 8 curry leaves
  • 300 to 400 gram whole lobster
  • 4 teaspoons garlic, chopped
  • 4 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon chilli powder
  • Salt, pinch of
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil
  • FOR SAUCE
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 2 yellow onions (medium-sized onions, finely chopped)
  • 2 whole tomatoes (medium-sized tomatoes, finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoons capsicum, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped ginger root
  • 608 grams coconut cream (2 cups)
  • Sugar, 1 pinch
  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • Salt, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To make the sauce, heat oil in a pan over medium heat and add mustard seeds and saute for a few seconds until it starts crackling and then add the onion and saute for 3 to 4 minutes, careful to keep it translucent, do not brown it.

  • Step 2: Add tomatoes and capsicum and saute for 2 minutes and then add chilli powder, turmeric, ginger and saute for 2 minutes and then add 2 tablespoon water and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

  • Step 3: Add coconut cream and cook for 10 to 12 minutes and add salt and a pinch of sugar, to taste; stir and set aside.

  • Step 4: Fry curry leaves in 2 tablespoon oil and set aside.

  • Step 5: Cut the lobster in half and rub the flesh with garlic, lime juice, salt and chilli powder.

  • Step 6: In a medium-heat frying pan, add 2 tablespoons oil and sear the lobster until just cooked.

  • Step 7: To serve, add 3/4 of the sauce to a bowl, arrange the lobster, drizzle remaining sauce on top and garnish with curry leaves.


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