ANYONE FOR A CHINESE MEAL ??

It has been a harrowing week - started off with pouring rain on Sunday, the road outside our condominium sinking in, 2 cars getting caved in, my son falling sick - ooof

Poor Aakash - having to eat the most boring food due to his bad throat.  Yesterday he finally threw a fit and demanded something interesting.  Poor chap.  So like the dutiful mother [I try ;)] I decided to make him Chinese or at least the Indianised version of Chinese.

It was a simple meal of Fried Rice, Hot Garlic Mushrooms and Salt and Pepper Chilli Prawns.

Great to see a smile on his face after a week.  

SALT AND PEPPER CHILLI PRAWNS

Serves - 4

Total time required   20 mins

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Marinade

• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp salt

Other

• 250 gms large prawns
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tsp pepper + 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp chilli paste
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 fresh hot red chillies, deseeded and finely sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, grated or finely chopped
• 6 spring onions, cut into 5cm pieces, then halved lengthways
• 1 onion finely chopped
• corriander leaves
• 1 splash dark soy sauce
• 1 splash sesame oil
• sesame seeds for Garnishing

Marinade the prawns for 10 min with salt and lemon juice.

Wash and mix in cornflour, salt and pepper and chilli paste & keep aside.

CHILLI PASTE 

Heat the oil in a wok over a medium heat. Add the chilli, garlic, spring onions, onions and coriander and stir-fry for 3–5 minutes. 

Add the prawns, and cook for 3–5 minutes, tossing them gently until they are completely pink.  

Turn of heat and add soy sauce and sesame oil and toss gently.

Top with the sesame seeds and serve immediately.