Pepper Garlic Prawns

Ingredients

For the marination

• Prawns – 500 grams
• Egg white- 1
• Pepper powder- 1 tsp
• Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp ( optional)
• Cornflour – 2 tsp
• All purpose flour/ Maida- 2 tsp
• Salt as required
• Oil for deep frying

For the sauce

• Onion -1 medium size
• Capsicum – 1/2 thinly sliced
• Garlic- 8 -10 cloves finely chopped
• Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli sauce – 2 tblsp
• Soya sauce – 1.5 tsp
• Vinegar – 1 tsp
• Cornflour- 1 tsp mixed in 5 tsp of water
• Oil – 2 tblsp
• Spring onion chopped for garnishing
• Salt as required

Method

1. Clean and wash the prawns well.
2. In a bowl add the prawns and all the ingredients for the marination and set aside for 30 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the marinated prawns for 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Now for the sauce, take another pan heat 2 tblsp oil, add the chopped garlic and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Add the chopped onions , capsicum and green chilli and sauté on high flame for 2 minutes.
6. Reduce the flame and add chilli sauce, soya sauce, pepper powder and vinegar and stir well. Add 2 tblsp of water as well and sauté on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Add salt as required.
8. Add the cornflour mixed with water and sauté for a minute.
9. Now add the deep fried prawns and stir well on high flame for 1 minute.
10. Turn off the flame and garnish with spring onion.