Sunday 5 April 2009

Today i made prawn balti

Ingredients:
500 g prawns Juice of 1 lime½ tsp red chilli powder1 onion – diced1 tsp ginger-garlic paste1 green chilli – chopped1 red pepper – deseeded and shredded2 large red tomatoes – chopped¼ tsp turmeric powder½ tsp red chilli powder¼ tsp ground cinnamon½ tsp garam masala½ tsp coriander powder½ tsp sugar2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves – choppedSalt to taste2 tsp oil

Methods:
Put the prawns in a bowl, squeeze lime juice over it and stir in the red chilli powder. Mix well and set aside. Heat oil in a wok and fry onions until they begin to turn golden. Add ginger-garlic paste, green chilli and red pepper. Fry for a minute. Turn the heat up and add the tomatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, cinnamon powder, garam masala, coriander powder and sugar.Cook till tomatoes have thickened. Pour in about 150 ml hot water, stir well and turn the heat down. Add salt and give it a good stir. Tip in the prawns and simmer for three to four minutes or until the prawns turn tender. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with steamed rice.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Lisa,

    Thanks for that recipe idea…my new year’s resolution was to cook at least 25 new and different dinners in 2009, I adore seafood…especially Prawns.

    Any more recipes just let me know,

    Take Care,

    Paolo

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