Prawn Patia
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4-7 dried chillies, seed and stalks removed6tbsp olive oil2 onions finely sliced3 large tomatoes quartered5 large garlic cloves1 rounded tsp ground coriander1.5 tsp ground cumin1/3 tsp turmeric3/4 tsp garam masalasalt to taste2.5 tsp sugar1.75tsp tamarind paste400g raw, shelled, deveined and rinsed prawnshandful of chopped coriander leaves
Soak the dried chillies in hot water for 30 minutes.
Heat the oil in a deep saute pan. Add the onions and cooke for 10-12 minutes until really quite brown.
Meanwhile, blend together the tomatoes, garlic and soaked chillies until you have a fine paste. Add to the pan with 350ml water, the spices and salt. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. It will get really thick and darken considerably; stir more often as it thickens.
Stir in the surgar, most of the tamarind and a good splash of water. Bring to a boil; the sauce should still be quite thick. Add the prawns and cook for 2 or 3 minutes until done. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more sweet sugar or sour tamarind to taste.
Sprinkle with fresh chopped coriander to serve.
Serving Size: serves 4
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURAALLISON15.
Heat the oil in a deep saute pan. Add the onions and cooke for 10-12 minutes until really quite brown.
Meanwhile, blend together the tomatoes, garlic and soaked chillies until you have a fine paste. Add to the pan with 350ml water, the spices and salt. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. It will get really thick and darken considerably; stir more often as it thickens.
Stir in the surgar, most of the tamarind and a good splash of water. Bring to a boil; the sauce should still be quite thick. Add the prawns and cook for 2 or 3 minutes until done. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more sweet sugar or sour tamarind to taste.
Sprinkle with fresh chopped coriander to serve.
Serving Size: serves 4
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURAALLISON15.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 316.8
- Total Fat: 21.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 16.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
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