Buttermilk Prawn

Ingredients:~

• 250gms prawns, peeled & cleaned
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 heaped tbsp cornflour
• 1 cup of oil, for frying

Buttermilk Sauce:~

• 4 tbsp butter
• 3 birds' eye chillies, sliced
• 2 stalks of curry leaves
• 1 flat tbsp sugar
• 3/4 cup of evaporated milk

~Method~

1. Heat oil in a pan
2. Marinade prawns with salt & pepper.
3. Coat the prawns evenly with the cornflour & remove excess flour.
4. Fry the prawns in the hot oil & cook for 1 minute on each side.
5. Place the prawns in the Buttermilk Sauce & serve.

~Method for Buttermilk Sauce~

1. Melt butter in a pan.
2. Sautee the bird's eye chillies & curry leaves till fragrant.
3. Pour in the milk & simmer gently.
4. Flavour with sugar.
5. Cook for a further 3 minutes on very low fire until gravy thickens a little.
6. Place fried prawns into the gravy.
7. Serve with hot rice!