An Indian Chinese Delicacy for preparing at home by the really lovers of Chinese preparations.

Servings: 6 | Time To Prepare: 30 min | Submitted By: Shantanu Nag

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Ingredients

• 12, shelled & deveined Prawn
• 4, tbsp, for frying Cooking Oil
• 1, lightly beaten Egg
• 1, tsp Salt
• 1/2, tsp Sugar
• 1/4, tsp Ajinomoto
• 1, tsp Sesame Oil
• 1/4, tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1/4, cup Corn Flour
• 2, tbsp, paste Garlic
• 3/4, cup Cooking Oil
• 4, tbsp Tomato Sauce
• 2, tsp Soya Sauce
• 1, cup Water
• a pinch Sugar
• 1/4, tsp Ajinomoto

Instructions

1. First make the marinade. Use ingredients from Egg to Corn flour.
2. Batter: Beat egg lightly with salt, sugar, ajinomoto, sesame seed oil, pepper and corn flour.
3. Add prawns to this mixture, stir and leave to marinate for 30 min.
4. Heat 1/2 cup oil in wok. Drain off excess marinade from the prawns and fry prawns to golden brown.
5. Drain well and place on paper towel.
6. Prepare the garlic sauce:  Heat oil and fry the garlic on low heat till it starts to change its color.
7. Add Tomato ketchup, pepper, salt and  Soya  sauce. Cook for a minute.
8. Add sugar and ajinomoto.
9. Add water. Bring to boil and simmer for 2 minutes.
10. Add corn flour paste, stirring all the time, until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
11. Add the fried prawns and heat through. Serve hot.

Ratings

pralphs (7/15/2002)….Excellent recipe!

uroybarman (5/9/2002)….Woderful recipe.