Shrimp Cafreal

I have been experimenting with a quick and easy way to make Cafreal Masala without loosing the intrinsic flavors of this notable Goan marinade. Although it is often used in chicken, I have used this marinade on fish and other seafood quite successfully. In this recipe I used it with Tiger prawns (shrimps), since we are in the Lenten season and I try to go meatless on Fridays.

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Ingredients

2 green chillies
2 teaspoons chopped ginger ( about an inch)
4 big cloves of garlic chopped ( about 3 heaped teaspoons minced)
about 1 1/2 cups coriander ( with stalks cut just below the leaves )
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 level teaspoon ground cumin or jeera
juice of 1 1/2 limes

Method

Put all the ingredients into a blender ( I used my Magic Bullet), with the lime juice and blend till smooth.Use as a marinade on chicken,fish or other seafood. I let the prawns marinade for about an hour. Then put them in a preheated oven at 400 F for 15 minutes. Great with a plain pilaf.