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Chilli Prawns

3.59 from 24 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gms shelled and deveined Prawn or Shrimp
  • Juice of 1/2 Lime
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp fresh cracked Pepper
  • 1 tsp Ginger & Garlic paste
  • 3 tbsps all purpose Flour you can sub Cornstarch
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp light Soya sauce
  • 1/4 cup finely diced Onion
  • 1/4 cup finely diced Garlic
  • 1/4 cup finely diced Ginger
  • 2 green Chillies slit in half
  • 4 dried red Chillies
  • 1/2 cup Onion Petals
  • 1/2 cup Green Pepper cubes
  • 1 tsp Ginger & Garlic paste
  • 1/2 cup Tomato cut in cubes
  • 1/2 cup fried Tofu
  • 2 tbsps red Chilli sauce
  • 2 tbsps dark Soya sauce
  • 2 tbsps Vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 2 tbsps Cornstarch slurry
  • 1/2 cup chopped Coriander

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the Prawn with the lime juice, salt and turmeric and set aside for about 10 mins
  • Then add the pepper, ginger and garlic paste, flour, egg, soya sauce and mix well
  • Deep fry this in batches and keep aside
  • In a wok, heat up some oil and sauce the diced onion, garlic and ginger
  • Add the green and red chillies
  • Add the onion petals and green pepper
  • Add the ginger and garlic paste and saute
  • Add the tomato and tofu
  • Add the red chilli sauce, soya and vinegar
  • Add the water and mix
  • Add the cornstarch
  • Now toss in the prawn and allow to coat
  • Add the chopped coriander and serve