Prawns are quick to cook and great for curries, soups and pasta; hence the ultimate fast food. Chilli prawn skewers are such a delicious seafood treat with traditional Kerala flavors.
Ingredients to marinate Prawns:
- Prawns large- 1/2 kg (cleaned without removing tail and head)
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
- Pepper powder-1 tsp
- Salt-to taste
- Corn flour-1 tbsp
- Vinegar-1 tsp
- Oil-to shallow fry
Ingredients For Seasoning:
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Thinly chopped ginger-1 tbsp
- Thinly chopped garlic-1 tbsp
- Thinly chopped green chilli-1 tbsp
- Curry leaves-3 springs
- Chopped capsicum-1 small
- Chilly powder-1 tsp
- Soya sauce-1 tbsp
- Tomato sauce-2 tbsp
- Salt-a pinch
- Coriander leaves chopped-few
Preparation:
- Marinate the prawns with ingredients under marination and rest in fridge for one hour.
- Mean while soak the bamboo skewers in hot water.
- After one hour thread the prawns on skewers by lengthwise (thread its tail and head part only to get straight fried prawns)
- After that shallow fry it in a wide pan of hot oil until nicely cooked (don't over fry; that makes the prawns harden and rubbery). (if you want to remove the skewers after frying; remove it carefully and keep some prawns with skewers for garnishing.)
- After that keep two tablespoon of oil in the same pan; add thinly chopped ginger, garlic and green chilly.
- Saute well for two minutes.
- Add chilly powder, curry leaves and chopped capsicum; mix well.
- Add soy sauce, tomato sauce and salt; mix well.
- Add the fried prawns and chopped coriander leaves in to it ;mix well and switch off the flame.
- Serve hot and enjoy!!!
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