Hot & Spicy Coconut Prawns
Really nice and fresh tasting prawn recipe. Another great dish from Chetna Makan.
Ingredients
The Rub
- 1 cm Fresh Ginger grated
- 2 cloves Garlic grated
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Ground Turmeric
- 1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds crushed
The Masala
- 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil
- 10 Curry Leaves fresh if you can get them
- 1/2 tsp Black Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 2 Green Chillis thinly sliced
- 2 Red Onions thinly sliced
- 100g Fresh Coconut thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
Instructions
- Put the prawns in a bowl with all the Rub ingredients and coat thoroughly. Cover the bowl and leave to rest in fridge for 15 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the curry leaves; the mustard seeds and the fennel seeds, then let them sizzle for a few seconds. Add the onions and chillis and cook for 2-3 minutes until they begin to soften.
- Add the coconut to the saucepan with 150ml boiling water (If you do not have fresh coconut, you can use 50 grams of desiccated coconut instead). Cook for a couple of minutes.
- Add the salt and spices for the masala and the prawns (with their rub) and mix gently. Increase the heat to high and cook for 5 minutes or until the prawns are cooked through.