King Prawn Karhai
Ingredients
500g King Prawns
couple of tbsp lemon juice
oil for shallow frying the king prawns
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 onion finely sliced
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 tsp red Kashmiri chilli powder
1 tsp crushed chilli flakes
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbs freshly ground coriander powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp kasuri methi
200g tomato purée
salt to taste
couple of green chillies sliced
fresh coriander
1 inch ginger cut julienned
Method
1. Drizzle drops of lemon juice over the king prawns for about 5 minutes
2. Heat some oil in a pan shallow fry the King Prawns in batches for a minute or so turning over at the same time and set the prawns aside.
3. In another pan heat half a cup of oil
Add the onion and sauté until very lightly cooked so they are translucent.
4. Add the ginger garlic and cook a minute.
5. Add the spices and a dash water
6. Add the tomato passata, salt and cook until oil leaves the sides.
7. Add the green chillies, sliced ginger and fresh coriander.
8.
Add the king prawns add 2 tsp lemon juice stir well 2 minutes then turn off heat