Andhra prawn fry
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- plus marinating
- Easy
- Serving 4 as a starter
Skip to ingredients
- 250g king prawnsraw, shelled
Marinade
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Sauce
- for frying vegetable oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 3cm piece gingerfinely chopped
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- 1 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp desiccated coconut
- chopped to make 1 tbsp coriander
- 1 limewedged to serve
Nutrition:
- kcal113low
- fat6.6g
- saturates2.9g
- carbs0.9g
- sugars0.5g
- fibre1g
- protein11.9g
- salt1g
Method
step 1
Put all of the marinade ingredients into a bowl with the prawns and stir gently. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
step 2
Heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
step 3
Fry for 30 seconds then add the chopped ginger and chilli.
step 4
After 1 minute add the prawns and marinade, and fry gently for 4-5 minutes until the prawns are just cooked through.
step 5
Mix in the coconut milk, bring to a boil then remove the pan from the heat and add the lemon juice.
step 6
Serve sprinkled with coconut and coriander, and lime wedges for squeezing.
