Prawn Chilly
The smell of prawn cooking in coconut oil with curry leaves is the smell of every fishing village kitchen in Kerala. Quick to cook, deeply satisfying, and always served with hot rice.
Ingredientsfor 8 servings
- 1 kg Prawn
- 1½ tsp Chilly powder
- 1 tbsp Soya sauce
- 1½ tbsp Corn flour
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 Of Red capsicum
- 1/2 Of Green capsicum
- 1 - Curry leaves
- 1 cup Onion — chopped
- 2 tsp Garlic — finely chopped
- 2 tsp Ginger — finely chopped
- Tomato half cup — chopped
- Tomato sauce quarter cup
- ½ tbsp Chilly flakes
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 cup Fish stock
Preparation
Step 1
Marinate the cleaned and deveined prawns with the ingredients mentioned under marination for an hour or so.
Step 2
Fry in hot oil it and set aside.
Step 3
Heat 2 tsp of olive oil in a wok and cook ingredients the capsicums n curry leaves for 1 min or so. Make sure the colour doesn’t change. Set aside.
Step 4
In the same wok, cook onion. After 4 minutes, add ginger and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes.
Step 5
Add the chilly flakes and cook for a couple of mins till the raw smell of chilly goes.
Step 6
Add the chopped tomatoes till it is mashed and add tomato sauce.
Step 7
Add fish stock and vinegar and let it boil.
Step 8
Add the fried prawns.
Step 9
Switch off the stove.
Step 10
After a couple of minutes, add the sauteed capsicums n curry leaves.
Tip
A clay pot gives fish curry a distinctive taste that metal pans cannot replicate. If you have a manchatti, use it.
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