Spicy prawns with mango

Name: Spicy prawns with mango (Jhinga thokku)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons red chilli powder; 200 g/7 oz tomatoes, sliced; 2 medium mangoes, peeled and diced; chopped fresh coriander leaves, to garnish; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz large raw prawns, shell on; 200 g/7 oz red onions, finely sliced, or small red shallots, chopped; 200 g/7 oz red onions, finely sliced, or small red shallots, chopped; vegetable or coconut oil; vegetable or coconut oil; 1 tablespoon ground coriander

Jhinga thokku

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's India

By Keith Floyd

Published 2001

About

For this dish, prawns are quickly stir-fried with mangoes and spices for a stunning combination of flavours. You can use tiger or any large fresh prawns.

Ingredients

500 g/1 lb 2 oz large raw prawns, shell on
200

Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Remove the head and shell from each prawn. With the point of a knife, remove the thin black intestinal vein that runs down the back of the prawns.
Sauté the onions or shallots in some oil until translucent. Stir in the ground coriander and chilli powder and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and continue cooking until they have disintegrated an