🍛 Dinner · Easy

Grilled Prawns with Lemon Garlic

Name: Grilled Prawns with Lemon Garlic
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g prawns, cleaned and deveined; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp paprika or red chili powder; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp fresh parsley or coriander, chopped; to taste salt and pepper

Juicy prawns marinated in garlic and lemon, grilled in minutes — an extremely lean, high-protein dinner ideal for a cutting phase.

⏱ 15m

Prep

🔥 8m

Cook

🍽 2

Servings

⏰ 23m

Total

🛒 Ingredients

300g prawns, cleaned and deveined

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp paprika or red chili powder

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp fresh parsley or coriander, chopped

to taste salt and pepper

👨‍🍳 Method

Step 1

Marinate prawns with garlic, lemon juice, paprika, olive oil, salt and pepper for 15-20 minutes.

Step 2

Heat a grill pan or non-stick pan on high heat.

Step 3

Cook prawns for 2-3 minutes per side until pink and slightly charred — don't overcook, they turn rubbery fast.

Step 4

Garnish with fresh parsley or coriander and an extra squeeze of lemon.

Step 5

Serve immediately with a side salad.

💡 Pro Tips

💡 Chef's Notes

Prawns cook extremely fast — pull them off the heat the moment they turn pink and opaque.

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📊 Nutrition per serving

220
Calories (kcal)

34.0g

💪 Protein

4.0g

🌾 Carbs

7.0g

🥑 Fats

0.0g

🌿 Fiber

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