Thursday, December 20, 2007

Another version of Steamed Prawns

Ingredients
Prawns: 500 gms (20 medium sized). Cleaned and deveined. You can keep the tail on if you like.
Grated coconut: 4 table spoons

Tender coconut water: 100ml
Coriander leaves: 4 tablespoon
Green chillies: 8
Mustard oil: 1 - 1/2
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish

Method
Grind the coriander leaves, 2 green chillies and coconut in to a paste with a little salt. Put this in a bowl add the coconut water and mustard oil. Add the prawns and mix well to ensure each prawn is coated nicely in the marinade. Set aside for thirty minutes.

Put the entire mixture (add the balance of the sliced green chilies on top with) in steel container with a tight lid and set it in a pressure cooker for 4 - 5 whistles. Cover the container with aluminium foil before you put the lid on ... this ensures the flavour is not diluted.

If you do not have a pressure cooker. You can steam it in a regular steamer for 30 minutes.

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