Ginger Prawns With Peanut Dip

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 22 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 16 prawns, headless
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon green chili paste
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup roasted peanuts
• 1/4 medium onion
• 2 inches ginger
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 red chilies, whole
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• salt
• 1/2 cup coconut milk

Recipe

• 1 de-vein prawns and remove shells.
• 2 keep the tails.
• 3 the next thing to do is to apply salt, lemon juice, ginger and green chilli paste.
• 4 keep aside for 15 minutes.
• 5 heat oil in a shallow frying pan.
• 6 cook marinated prawns for 2 minutes.
• 7 (hint: do not over cook prawns as they tend to become tough and rubber like).
• 8 keep aside.
• 9 now prepare the peanut dip.
• 10 for this, dry roast the cumin seeds, mustard seeds and whole chillies first.
• 11 using half a cup of water, grind these to a fine paste.
• 12 peel, wash and finely chop onion and garlic.
• 13 then, heat oil in a pan.
• 14 add ginger and onion.
• 15 saute till onions become soft and change colour slightly.
• 16 add peanut paste.
• 17 cook on medium flame for a minute.
• 18 dissolve tamarind paste in a little water and add that.
• 19 cook for a few minutes.
• 20 add salt.
• 21 mix well.
• 22 stir in coconut milk.
• 23 simmer for 5 minutes.
• 24 serve along side sauteed prawns!