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Tomato Chili Prawns


  • Author: Maya Kitchenette
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

Scale
  • 600 g fresh prawns
  • 2 onions – sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic – crushed
  • 12 dried chillies – sliced and soak in hot water for 5 minutes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
  • 12 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tomatoes – cubed
  • a large handful of cilantro – chopped
  • 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, blend onions, dried chillies and garlic till fine.
  2. Pour oil in a frying pan and saute blended ingredients for about 10-12 minutes or till fragrant.
  3. Add in prawns and tomatoes.
  4. Season with salt and sugar and cook for about 8- 10 minutes.
  5. Top with a generous amount of chopped cilantro.

Notes

If you are planning to make the sauce in advance, just skip the step of adding the prawns. When you are ready to cook it the next time, just reheat the sauce and add in the prawns. Cook for a couple of minutes and you are good to go.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 4
  • Calories: 320
  • Sugar: 6g
  • Sodium: 1469mg
  • Fat: 13g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 11g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 13g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 36g
  • Cholesterol: 317mg