Indian recipe for 4 people, takes only 12 mins; recipe has prawn, turmeric, kashmiri chilli powder, lemon juice, ginger, vegetable oil, curry leaves, chilli, onion, black pepper, coconut and coriander.
Malabar prawns
Course: Indian
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Coriander: 1/2 small bunch coriander, leaves only
- Turmeric: 2 tsp turmeric
- Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Onion: 1 onion, finely sliced
- Lemon Juice: 4 tsp lemon juice, plus a squeeze
- Chilli: 2-4 green chillies, halved and deseeded
- Ginger: 40g ginger, half peeled and grated, half finely sliced into matchsticks
- Prawn: 400g raw king prawns
- Black Pepper: 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- Coconut: 40g fresh coconut, grated
- Curry Leaves: 4 curry leaves
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder: 3-4 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
Directions
- Rinse the prawns in cold water and pat dry. Toss them with the turmeric, chilli powder, lemon juice and grated ginger and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the curry leaves, chilli, sliced ginger and onion. Cook until translucent, about 10 mins, then add the black pepper.
- Toss the prawns in with any marinade, and stir-fry until cooked, about 2 mins. Season if required and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Serve sprinkled with the coconut and coriander leaves.
