Chilli Prawns / Chili Shrimp
Cook Time : 20 Min | Servings : 2 Persons
Another restaurant like Chili shrimp. This one tastes much alike Chinese restaurant dish. I bet kids would love it.
| Ingredients : | |
|---|---|
| To Marinate : | |
| Fresh or Frozen Shrimp ( Medium Sized ) | 1 pckt |
| Ginger ( finely Chopped ) | 1/2 tsp |
| Garlic ( finely Chopped ) | 1/2 tsp |
| Soy Sauce | 2 tsp |
| Corn Flour | 1/2 tsp |
| Red Chili Sauce | 3 tsp |
| Sugar | 1/2 tsp |
| Vineger | 1 tsp |
| Salt | 1/4 tsp |
| Red Food Color | 1/8 tsp |
| To Fry : | |
| Oil | 3 tsp |
| Onion | 1 ( Medium ) |
| Green Chili | 3 no |
| Spring Onion | 4 stks |
Directions:
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Step 1
Clean the shrimp, remove tails, head and devein, wash throughly. Cut into very small pieces. Marinate Prawn with the items given in “To Marinate” Section for 1 hr. Finely chop ginger and garlic. Chop the Spring Onion.
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Step 2
In a pan heat Oil, when hot add Onion. Fry till onion turns brown. Add green chili and the Marinated Prawn and fry in high flame. Stir often to aviod burn. Fry till the water is evaporated and the shrimp is cooked. Add the Spring Onion at the end.
Tips :
- Ajinmoto can be added to enhance the flavor.But it’s highly optional.
- Shrimp will be cooked very fast, Don’t over cook the shrimp as it would become rubbery.
(*) Serve this with any fried rice. Tastes like restaurant style Chili Prawn.
This recipe is based on Spiceindiaonline.com.
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hi Sashi, i tried this dish today but made few modifications didnt have prawns so tried it with chicken and didnt have red sauce so added “ching’s schezwan stir fry sauce” and i added maggi magic cubes everything else i followed the same it came out yummy finger licking good ,, planning to try more of your receipes and will let u ..;; thank u for the receipes ..
Rama, Thanks for the additional tips!! Hope you enjoyed it as well!!
Hey Sashi, I was looking for a best shrimp receipe, and I tried this one. Its very simple to make and amazing result. It was just awesome. I would give 5 out of 5 ratings to it. My 5 year old son and my husband enjoyed it. I loved it too.. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks Savitha !!
I HAVE TRIED THIS RECIPE TODYA..WAT A LOVLY DISH. TURNED OUT WELL.EVERYBODY LUVES IT.THANK U.
Thanks Vanie.
Sashi,
Thanks for all the love and appreciation at my blog, its very comforting.:)
Wow, man…I was simply gazing at your header, mutton sukka varuval is killing me, can’t find’ meat here, living in a remote place:(
Chili shrimps sounds very interesting to me, I am a die hard fan of non-veg foods…this is exactly my kind of food…wanna cook this right away. Thanks for sharing it here:)
OMG! i’m spellbound Sashi. So colorful and yummy, i can finish the whole bowl:)
Sssstcha! It’s spicy and hot! If this bowl were in front of my family, there will be a great demand! Beautiful dish and picture!
Thanks Nadhini. Thats the best compliment i would get.
Such a lovely pic, really attractive colour and very tempting too…looks mouthwatering sashi
Thanks Sushma for ur lovely words.