Piri Piri Prawns

Ingredients :

Refined Oil.............................4 tbsp

Garlic Cloves...........................4,crushed

Red Chilly..............................2 finely chopped

Salt....................................1/4 tsp

Sugar...................................1/2 tsp

Prawns..................................15

Lemon Juice.............................2 tbsp

Yoghurt/Hung Curd.......................2 tbsp

Mac Donald's Piri Piri Spice Sachet.....2

Refined Flour...........................1 tsp

1. De-vein and clean the prawns. Marinate with salt and lemon juice for 10 minutes.

2. In a mixing bowl crush garlic and mix with chilly, salt , sugar, piri piri spice sachet and hung curd.

3. Beat the mix well and keep aside.

4. In a non-stick pan heat the oil and lightly saute the prawns. Then add the prepared mix and on high flame stir fry till dry. Add a tsp of  refined flour to bind all spices with the prawns.

5. Toss the plump prawns in the mix for a few minutes and then turn the flame off and serve .

This recipe is very simple and I adopted it to suit my taste.

The spice mix, I got home one evening on my visit to Mac Donald's with my kids and decided to use with prawns to make this starter.

The piri piri prawn is one well traveled dish and it takes its name from the blistering hot Piri Piri Chilly born in South America.It has worked its way into the hearts of millions across the world.

You can make your own Piri Piri spice mix at home:

1 1/2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed1 teaspoon ground ginger1 teaspoon ground cardamom1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon onion powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground piri-piri pepper or cayenne pepper