Seafood has its own lure. This can be seen from the variety of ways of preparing it. From baked to fried to curries to even the raw fish in sushi, seafood titillates the taste buds in a unique way. Lobsters, crabs, squids, shrimps, oysters top the list of any epicure’s most desired foods. It is the spicy seafood preparations particularly that attract me the most. Hailing from a region where seafood is a staple, I have been lucky to savor the various seafood culinary delights. One of the many seafood recipes that I am fond of is the hot and sour prawns. A dig into this prawn preparation and you feel you are in heaven.
The hot and sour prawns recipe is easy, quick and worth the try. Here is how the recipe goes.
Ingredients:
Raw Prawns (deveined but try not remove the shell) – 15-20 medium-sized
Onions (finely chopped) – 2 medium-sized
Tomatoes (peeled and finely chopped) – 2 large-sized
Garlic cloves (crushed) – 3 large-sized
Curry leaves – 6-8 nos.
Red chilly powder – 1 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Tamarind pulp – 1 tbsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Oil – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Fresh green coriander leaves finely chopped for garnish
Method:
1.) Heat a pan on medium heat. Add the oil and after the oil has heated well add the garlic and curry leaves and fry for a minute.
2.) Now add the onions and saute until they are translucent and slightly pink.
3.) Now add the dry spice powders, salt, tamarind pulp and mix well.
4.) Stir in the tomatoes and prawns together into this mixture and cook until the prawns are done.
5.) Sprinkle lemon juice and mix well before pulling off the stove.
6.) Garnish with chopped coriander before serving.
7.) You can enjoy this dish with rice or bread of your choice.
