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Zanzibari Prawn
 
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5 (1 Vote)
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 4
Serve this sensual creamy dish best with chapattis. Recipe by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown an Ugandan-born British journalist and author of Pakistani descendents. Recipes are described in her fantastic book, The Settelers Cookbook , a Memoir of Love, Migration and Food.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 lb large shrimp (peeled, frozen or fresh)
1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ginger, crushed
4 spring onions
coriander, chopped and fresh
1 teaspoon garam masala
3 tablespoons tomato puree
1 chili, hot red thinly sliced
1/2 lime, juic only
salt
3 tablespoons creme fraiche
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a frying pan.
2. Add chilli and spring onions and fry for two minutes.
3. Add tomato puree, garlic and ginger; cook and stir for three to four minutes. Add prawns and cook from raw for five minutes or for a couple of minutes if already cooked.
4. Add lime, coriander, creme fraiche and garam masala, let it all bubble a little, serve and eat immediately.
By RecipeOfHealth.com