King Prawn Bhuna Recipes

EASY PRAWN BHUNA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan or shallow casserole and fry the chopped onion, garlic, ginger, chili, and coriander stalks for 3 minutes.
• Add the spices and fry for a further 2 minutes.
• Pour in the passata and spoon in the mango chutney. Give everything a good mix and simmer on a medium low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add the cooked king prawns and warm through for 3-4 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and season with salt and pepper.

BHUNA PRAWN WITH PURI

Steps:

• Use 4 Delicious Homemade Puris!
• #44025 by Fandoos or My Rotis/Phulkas #90817 (this is if you are like me and do not much care for deep fried stuff;) Heat the 8 tablespoons of oil in a large wok.
• Fry the onions green pepper, ginger and garlic until soft.
• Add the prawns, Stir well.
• Add half the salt (use the rest later to adjust the seasoning), the spices and the Worcestershire sauce.
• Put the tomato puree and tomatoes in and pour the Balti sauce over everything.
• Stir violently and break the tomato pieces up with the spoon.
• Leave the heat fairly high and, still stirring, dry the mixture off for about 3-4 minutes till the prawns are cooked.
• Garnish with cilantro (optional). Spread one of the chapatis/ puris on a flat surface.
• When the prawn mixture is just cool enough to handle, spoon one-quarter of it on to the chapati.
• Fold into a roll, tucking in the ends.
• Serve on plates with a wedge of lemon, a little shredded lettuce and slices of cucumber and tomato.
• Eat while still warm using your fingers.
• Note: You can use this mixture as a filling in rice pancakes or even wheat flour pancakes.

SIMPLE PRAWN BHUNA

Steps:

• Place chili powder, chopped garlic, turmeric, garam masala and lemon juice in a bowl.
• Add prawns and mix well together and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan and cook onions on a low heat for 8-10 minutes until they are golden brown.
• Add prawns, marinade, salt and water and cook for another 10 minutes until prawns are heated through and most of the water has evaporated.
• De-seed the chili and chop them into thin slices.
• Garnish dish with chopped fresh chili and chopped coriander.

PRAWN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Drizzle some oil from the curry paste jar into a wok or large frying pan, gently heat, then add the onion. Sizzle over a low heat for 4 mins until the onion softens, then stir in the paste and cook for a few mins longer. Stir in the prawns and tomatoes, then bring to a simmer. If using raw prawns, simmer until they have changed colour and are cooked through. Season, if you like, then add the coriander just before serving with boiled rice and naan bread.