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King Prawn Pathia
Ingredients
Serves 3-4- About 4-6 raw king prawns per person, depending on size & appetite, heads removed, peeled & deveined
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 heaped tsp turmeric
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 150ml red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 chillies, finely sliced
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 2 small or one large onion, very finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, cut into small chunks
- 1 can plum or chopped tomatoes
- a lemon cut in half for squeezing
- about 3tbsp vegetable oil (or ghee)
Instructions
This is a Parsee dish - hot, sweet & sour. It's fairly quick to cook and its combination of flavours is delicious. It should be quite a thick sauce.- Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar in a small bowl and add the chillies, garlic and tamarind.
- Fry the onions in the oil on a fairly high heat - after about 3 or 4 minutes, add the peppers.
- Add the coriander, cumin & turmeric and stir in well, ensuring the spices don't burn.
- Add the vinegar, sugar, chilli, garlic & tamarind mixture and stir in well. Cook for about a minute, stirring continuously.
- Add the tomatoes, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for about 20 minutes or until sauce is thick.
- Turn up the heat slightly, add the prawns and continue cooking until prawns are fully pink and just cooked through (probably 2-3 minutes, depending on heat - don't overcook them though).
- Finish with a little squeeze of fresh lemon as you serve.
- Serve with rice or naan bread.
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