Chilli Prawns / Chili Shrimp

Posted on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 | 6 Comments | Print Print | Email Email |
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Cook Time : 20 Min | Servings : 2 Persons

Chilli Prawns / Chili Shrimp
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:
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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6 Responses to “Chilli Prawns / Chili Shrimp”

  1. Malar Gandhi says:

    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:)

  2. OMG! i’m spellbound Sashi. So colorful and yummy, i can finish the whole bowl:)

  3. Nandini says:

    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!

  4. Such a lovely pic, really attractive colour and very tempting too…looks mouthwatering sashi

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