Chilli Prawns

As a kid we all loved Chinese a lot. I still remember those days when we used be all dressed up in the evening and waited for dad to come back from work and take us to some new place for dinner, we used to be very excited to eat new stuffs but my mom was a very choosy eater but she tasted everything and tried to find how it was prepared, and next day whoa the same dish was made at home my her and tastes ditto the same. Till now she has the same nature - choosy eater but keen observer, 

This is one of her mouthwatering Chinese dish recipe.

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 kg large size prawns
2. 1 egg
3. 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
4. Salt to taste
5. 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
6. 1 tablespoon cornflour
7. 1 tablespoon besan (gram flour)
8. Oil to deep fry
9. 2 onions large diced
10. 1 capsicum large diced
11. 1-2 green chillies (as per taste)
12. 1 small tomato diced
13. 1 teaspoon soya sauce
14. 1 teaspoon chilli sauce
15. 1 teaspoon tomato sauce
16. Coriander leaves for garnishing

Directions:

• Remove the skin of the prawns and clean it properly
• Add egg, ginger-garlic paste, salt and chilli power to prawns and mix well .Marinate it for 30 minutes.
• After the marination time add besan and cornflour to it and deep fry till golden brown colour.
• In a large pan (preferable non sticky) heat little oil.
• Add onions and fry for 1 minute, then add capsicum , green chillies and tomatoes and fry for another 1-2 minutes.
• Add all the sauces and salt according to the onion quantity , mix will and cook for another minute.
• Add the fried prawns to the sauce and fry for 2-3 minutes or till the onions are cooked. Don't over cook it, the dish tastes good when onions and capsicum are bit crunchy.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note: For more strong Chinese flavour you can add a pinch of Chinese salt/ aji-no-moto , but I personally avoid it when I cook for my family as its not that healthy.