Seafood Recipes - Prawn Patia

Ingredients

• 150ml/1/4 pt/2/3 cup oil

• 3 onions, sliced

• 8 green chilies

• led red chilies

• 2 cloves garlic

• 30ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

• salt

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground coriander ( cilantro)

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 10ml/2 tsp ground turmeric

• 150 ml/1/4 pt/2/3 cup water              

• 1 small mango, sliced

• juice of 1 lemon

• 450 g/1lb peeled prawns (shrimp)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the onions until browned. Grind together the chilies, garlic, coriander and salt and stir into the pan with the remaining spices and cook for 2 minutes.

2. Add the water, mango , lemon juice and prawns and bring to the boil. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is quite dry.

3. Serve hot with chapattis and vegetables.