Garlic Prawns

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Ingredients

• 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

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.