recipe prawns

Recipe Prawns

A. RECIPE: BUTTER PRAWN

Ingredients

• 1 lb large prawns
• Oil for deep frying
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 bird’s eye chilies (chopped)
• 3 sprigs of curry leaves (use only the leaves)
• 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (rice wine preferred)
• 6 tablespoons of grated coconut (dry fried until golden brown)
• Leave the prawn heads and shells on but chop off the eyes part. Slit down the back to remove the veins. Pat dry. Heat oil and deep fry the prawns. Drain and set aside.
• Melt the butter, add bird’s eye chilies, curry leaves, garlic, salt and fry for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add prawns, sugar, soy sauce, wine, and grated coconut. Cook over high heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve immediately.

B. BRINJAL PRAWN CURRY RECIPE

Ingredients:  

• 2 Cups prawns (cleaned) 
• 1 Cup brinjal 
• 1/2 Cup tomatoes (chopped) 
• 1 tbsp Cumin seeds 
• 1 tbsp Mustard seeds 
• 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder 
• 4 Green chillies 
• 4 Garlic flakes 
• 1/2 Cup water 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil for frying

How to make Brinjal Prawn Curry:

• Cut brinjal into slices.
• Grind mustard seeds, green chillies, coriander leaves and garlic flakes to make a paste by adding water.
• Heat the oil.
• Fry brinjal slices till crisp.
• Keep it aside.
• Now fry prawns till golden brown and keep them aside.
• Add cumin and mustard seeds heated oil.
• Now add chopped tomatoes.
• Cook them for 2 minutes.
• Mix fried prawns and brinjals.
• Stir them well.
• Add prepared paste, turmeric powder and salt.
• Cook the mixture for 5 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup water.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Brinjal Prawn curry is ready.