Ginger prawns with peanut dip

"From the magazine 'Young Times'. In this dish, the ginger, peanuts and coconut milk make an ultimate fusion of flavours!"
 
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Ready In:
42mins
Ingredients:
16
Yields:
16 prawns
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ingredients

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directions

  • De-vein prawns and remove shells.
  • Keep the tails.
  • The next thing to do is to apply salt, lemon juice, ginger and green chilli paste.
  • Keep aside for 15 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a shallow frying pan.
  • Cook marinated prawns for 2 minutes.
  • (Hint: Do not over cook prawns as they tend to become tough and rubber like).
  • Keep aside.
  • Now prepare the peanut dip.
  • For this, dry roast the cumin seeds, mustard seeds and whole chillies first.
  • Using half a cup of water, grind these to a fine paste.
  • Peel, wash and finely chop onion and garlic.
  • Then, heat oil in a pan.
  • Add ginger and onion.
  • Saute till onions become soft and change colour slightly.
  • Add peanut paste.
  • Cook on medium flame for a minute.
  • Dissolve tamarind paste in a little water and add that.
  • Cook for a few minutes.
  • Add salt.
  • Mix well.
  • Stir in coconut milk.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Serve along side sauteed prawns!

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