Goan Prawn Ambot Tik
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Ingredients
- 500 g raw king prawns, peeled and deveined
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
- 5 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tsp jaggery
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10 g fresh coriander, chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 201 kcal
- Protein
- 22.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 9.3 g
- of which sugars
- 6.2 g
- Fat
- 7.9 g
- of which saturates
- 0.8 g
- Fibre
- 1.5 g
- Salt
- 0.58 g
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Method
- 1
Soak the dried red chillies in hot water for 15 minutes, then blend with the garlic and a splash of the soaking water to a paste.
- 2
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan and cook the chopped onion over medium heat for 8 minutes until soft, then stir in the chilli paste and ground coriander.
- 3
Add the tamarind paste, jaggery and 200ml water, and simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce is sour, hot and slightly thickened.
- 4
Add the prawns and cook for 4-5 minutes until pink and cooked through.
- 5
Scatter with the chopped coriander and serve with rice.
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