Spicy Grilled Prawns

Just love prawns, though for me need to be spiced up and yes butter to finish them off.

Here's my spicy grilled prawn recipe, quick, easy and very delicious.

Ingredients

250gms king prawns, shelled & de-veined

½ tsp salt

½ tsp chilli powder

½ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp ground cumin

1tsp ground coriander

1 tbsp fresh garlic paste

1tsp green chillies chopped

1tbsp fresh lime juice

1tbsp coriander leaves and sprigs, finely chopped

25gms butter to baste

Serves 2-4

 MARINADE

In a medium size bowl, sprinkle in all the spices, add the garlic paste, chillies, lemon juice, fresh coriander and mix in well. Add in the prawns and mix well, use your hands, though wash well after. Marinate for 30 minutes.

Grill

Place the prawns on a lightly oiled tray, skewer if possible,  baste  with butter, put under a medium  pre-heated grill and cook for 12 minutes.

Serve Hot. 

Aloo Tikki

Is something like your fried potato cake or croquette though much spicy.

Taste's delicious!

Ingredients

1.5kg boiled potatoes, just cooked, skin removed

4 stalks of spring onions

5-6 Indian green chillies, finely chopped

1 large teaspoon finely grated ginger

2tsp salt

1 ½ tsp sugar

1tsp chilli powder

½ tsp ground white pepper

1tsp mango powder

3tbsp plain flour

3tbsp cornflour

1tsp ground black pepper

oil for shallow frying, at least 1½cm

Preparation

Sieve through the plain flour, cornflour and ground black pepper into a bowl and leave aside.

Place the cooked potatoes in a large bowl and sprinkle in all the herbs and spices.

Using a fork break into the potatoes and mix all the ingredients together. You don't want a mash though the potatoes broken into little pieces.

Make little patties around 4cm in diameter and 2½cm thick, leave to one side.

Place the patties into the plain flour mixture and coat well. Shake a little to get rid of any excess flour and place back on a plate.

Heat up the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat, once hot try one to begin with. They should fry very easily, around 3-4 minutes on each side and should brown slightly. Remove to a plate of kitchen towels to drain excess oil.If you are happy then fry the Aloo Tikki in batches of 5-6, otherwise reduce or increase heat slightly.

Serve Hot!