Goan Sweet and Sour Prawns

Total time : 45 minutes Servings : 6 Cuisine : Indian

Ingredients :

• 8-10 Prawns (medium) shelled and deveined with tails intact

• ¾ cup Tomato ketchup

• Salt to taste

• Peppercorns , crushed

• 1½ teaspoons Red chilli paste

• 1 tablespoon Oil + to shallow fry

• 1 tablespoon Cornflour

• 1 tablespoon Garlic

• 1 tablespoon Ginger

• ½ teaspoon Celery

• 4-5 Spring onions

• 1 medium Green capsicum

Instructions :

Step 1 Put prawns with salt,peppercorns and a bit red chilli paste in a bowl, mix and set aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.

Step 2 Heat oil in a pan .Add cornflour to marinated prawns and mix well. Shallow-fry the prawns in hot oil till golden.

Step 3 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in another pan/wok. Add chopped garlic, ginger and celery and sauté well. Add remaining red chilli paste and mix well. Add roughly chopped spring onions and capsicum and sauté. Add ¼ cup water, salt, crushed peppercorns and tomato ketchup, mix well and cook till the sauce thickens. Add fried prawns, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 4 Serve hot garnished with spring onions. And Voila !!!