Moroccan Spicy Prawns

The other day when I bought prawns, D promptly put up his request. “Mama, please make Stir Fried Prawns. You know how much I love it. ” I was so looking forward to try out some new recipe. D’s request put me in a spot. After racking my brains for a while, I zeroed in on Moroccan Spicy Prawns. It is pretty much similar to D’s favourite dish and easy to make as well. I got the recipe from About.com. Though I took the ingredients as per the recipe, I prepared it in my own way. To tell you the truth, I was a bit worried whether D will like it. Fortunately he loved it and was begging for more. There…another successful experiment. 🙂
I would recommend marinating the prawns for at least for an hour for better results. Also you can use Kashmiri chilli powder instead of paprika and cayenne

Moroccan Spicy Prawns
Source: About.com

Moroccan Spicy Prawns
Ingredients
- 500 gms Prawns Cleaned Deveined
- 1 teaspoon Garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
- 4 tablespoons Olive oil - (I used refined oil)
- 2 teaspoons Paprika
- 1 tablespoon Coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon Cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne
- to taste Salt
- lemon Juice of a
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients except oil along with the prawns.
- Let rest for at least an hour.
- If in a hurry, you can marinate for just 5-10 minutes.
- The more you marinate, better the taste.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium high heat and drop in the marinated prawns and let cook.
- At first cook them on high heat for a couple of minutes or till they curl up.
- Flip the prawns and cook for a minute.
- Lower the heat and cook for about 5 more minutes.
- Transfer the prawns to an absorbant paper.
- Serve hot
- This goes well with rice.
- You can even serve it as a starter.
Notes
