This is most certainly not for the faint-hearted! The chilli base in this dish will shock your tastebuds but in a very enticing way! They will demand more and more and you will end up addicted!
King prawns are best for this dish. Rub a little lemon juice after giving them a good clean up to take that fishy smell away.
Make this dish on a cold and miserable rainy day to make the atmosphere a bit lively!
Ingredients needed;
| King Prawns – washed, deveined, shell removed | 250 g |
| Red, Green,Yellow bell peppers | 1 each cubed |
| Brown sugar | 2 pinches |
| Soy sauce | 2 tbsp |
| Garlic cloves | 3 |
| Onion | 1 big cubed |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 tbsp |
| Turmeric | 1/2 tsp each |
| Salt | 1/4 tsp |
| Chilli powder | 1/2 tbsp |
| Chinese chilli paste | 1 tbsp heap |
| Oil | 1 tbsp |
| Juice of lemon | 1 tbsp |
Let’s Make;
Marinate
- Rub salt, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and lemon juice on prawns
- Keep aside for 20 – 30 mins
Stir fry
- Heat up oil and stir fry prawns under medium flame until cooked
- Push the cooked prawns to a side of the pan and drop cubed bell peppers, garlic cloves and cubed onion
- Stir fry all together for a few minutes. Do not let the peppers and the onion lose their crunchiness
- Add soy sauce, sugar and a bit more salt if required
- Mix Chinese chilli paste
- Stir fry vigorously under high flame tossing the veggies and prawns together
- Switch off the flame and let the pan sit for a few mins to allow all the flavours to blend
- Serve with noodles or rice as a side dish
