Name: Chili Prawns With Bell Peppers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: Prawns ... 250 gms; Bell peppers/capsicums ... red (yellow and green (1/4 cup of each, cut into cubes)); Onion ..... 1 small (cut into cubes); Ginger .... 1 inch piece (jullienned); Garlic ..... 1 tbsp (crushed); Red chillies (fresh... 6 (you can increse or decrease the number as per your taste)); Tomato puree ......... 2 tbsps. (optional, I just add for the rich red colour); Red wine vinegar ..... 1 tbs; Soy sauce ............... 1 tbsp.; Ajinomotto ............ 2-3 pinches (optional, as some people are allergic to it)); Salt; Corn starch (corn flour ...... 1/2 tsp.); Oil ..... sesame or any other (2-3 tbsps)

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This dish is a treat for lovers of spicy Oriental food. You can serve it with steamed rice / fried rice / noodles.

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Served AsDinner, Lunch

CuisineChinese

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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. De-vein the prawns, wash them well and set aside. Grind the red chilies with tomato puree and vinegar into a paste.
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In a wok, heat the oil and saute the julienned ginger and the crushed garlic.
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Add the prawns and saute them until they change the colour to pink.(about 4-5 minutes)
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Now add the chilli paste, salt, ajinomotto and soy sauce. Saute for 2 minutes.
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Now tip in the cubed onions and bell peppers.
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Stir fry until the veggies are just crunchy but not over cooked.
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Mix the corn starch in water and stir into the prawns. Simmer for half a minute.