Name: Prawns in chilli sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: seeds from 6 green cardamom pods; 6-8 tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 onions, finely chopped; 1 x 2.5 cm cinnamon stick; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 kg medium raw prawns, peeled and deveined; 2 tbsp cider vinegar, plus more if needed; 1-2 tsp caster sugar; 1 tsp chilli powder; 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; salt; 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; juice of 1/2 lemon or lime; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1/2 tsp black peppercorns; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; ginger, grated; 4 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 6 whole dried chillies; 6 garlic cloves, crushed or grated; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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Reza's Indian Spice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2012

About

This recipe is a classic Goan dish, combining that state’s essential use of vinegar with a spectrum of spices. You probably already have these spices in your cupboards... go and have a look now, I’m sure they’ll be there! If you prefer not to use vinegar, you can substitute a little more lemon or lime juice as a souring agent.

Ingredients

For the Prawns

juice of 1/2 lemon or lime
salt
1 tsp

Method

Rub the lemon juice, salt, chilli powder and turmeric into the prawns and leave for a few minutes to marinate.

Blend all the ingredients for the spice paste in a blender or liquidiser until very smooth. (Add a little more vinegar if necessary, instead of water, to give a smooth consistency.! Remove and set aside.

Heat the oil in a wide pan, add the garlic and onions and cook unt