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Chilli Prawns

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Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

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