Garlic Prawns

Ingredients

• • Prawn (medium size) - ½ kg

Ingredients For Marination

• • Eggs - 2
• • Maida - 2 tablespoons
• • Cornflours - 1 tablespoon
• • Pepper - ¼ teaspoon
• • Baking powder - a pinch
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil (for frying) - as required

Ingredients For Sauce

• • Garlic (crushed & chopped) - 15 flakes
• • Red chillies (dried, prepare: soak in water for 10 min, drained and ground to paste) - 10
• • Tomato puree - 4 tablespoons
• • Soya sauce - 1 tablespoon
• • Tomato ketchup - 1 tablespoon
• • Chilly garlic sauce - 1 tablespoon
• • Sugar - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Cornflours (prepare: dissolved in 1 cup water) - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Shell, devein, wash & pat dry the prawns on a clean kitchen towel.
• 2. Mix egg, maida, cornflour, salt, pepper & baking powder in a bowl.
• 3. Marinade the prawns in it for ½ hour.
• 4. Heat oil and fry the prawns on medium heat one by one. Remove from fire.
• 5. Heat 3 Tablespoon oil in a nonstick pan. Add the garlic, cook till light brown.
• 6. Reduce flame. Add red chilly paste, tomato puree, soya sauce, ketchup, sugar & salt.
• 7. Stir for a few seconds. Add 1 cup water. Boil.
• 8. Add the dissolved cornflour. Stir till the sauce thickens.
• 9. Add the prawns and cook till the sauce coats the prawns.
• 10. Can cook garlic fish the same way, use 2 inch fish pieces without bones.