Category: Seafood

Prawn Fried Rice Recipe

A quick and easy one pot rice recipe is the Fried Rice. I picked up this recipe from my sis-in-law back then when I used to visit them in a countryside. This is almost exactly her recipe.

It is a great way to use left over rice or prepare it quickly for many servings.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes (plus cooking rice 20 mins)

Ingredients

Oil – Vegetable/Olive

Vegetables:

Green bell pepper – 1

Red bell pepper – 1

Green beans – 1/2 cup

Carrots – 1/2 cup

 

For the rice:

Cooked rice – 1 cup, (I used freshly cooked rice, you can also use left-over rice)

Ground black pepper – 1 tsp

Sweet chili sauce – 2 tbsp

Chicken stock – 1 cube, mixed in warm water

Spring onion – 1/2 cup, chopped

Prawns – 1 cup, whole or halved (I cut them into halves)

pepper powder  – pinch (for prawn)

Red chili powder – pinch (for prawn)

Egg – 2, lightly beaten with addition of a pinch of salt

Salt

 

 

 

Directions

1. Cut the ingredients into uniform size for an easy stir-fry. Set them aside.

bell-pepper

green beans, carrots

prawns

 

2. Heat a wok or deep pan with 1 tsp of oil.Swirl the pan to coat the pan evenly. To determine the wok is hot enough flick droplets of water, they will evaporate in a matter of seconds (make sure not to overheat). Now, its ready to stir-fry the ingredients.

 

3. Stir Fry:

Add the beaten eggs, stir-fry and scramble using a wooden spatula for 1- 2 minutes. Transfer it on a large plate.

eggs

Then add the carrots and green beans. Fry till tender crisp, for couple of minutes (I fried this separately as it takes longer time to be crispy-tender). Transfer into the same plate containing eggs.

Then, stir-fry peppers until tender crisp. Transfer to the plate.

Do the same for prawns, add 1/4 tsp salt, pepper powder, red chili powder, stir-fry on high till it turns slightly brown. Set it aside in the plate.

prawn stir-fry

Prawn stir-fry

prawn, bell-pepper, green beans, carrots, egg

Stir-fry mixture

4. Heat the wok with 1 tbsp oil, set it on low heat. Add a little portion of the above stir-fry mixture and a slight portion of  cooked rice,  1 tbsp sweet chili sauce,  add half of  the stock . Mix lightly.

.white rice

Chicken stock

 

Then with rest of stir-fried mixture, rest of the rice add remaining stock . Mix to combine everything. 

Fried Rice

Garnish with spring onion.

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5. Serve hot. Can be served with sweet chili sauce.

Fried Rice

 

 

 

Note:

*For left over cold rice, add 1 tbsp oil, stir through to split the rice grains for a couple of minutes until heated. Add the stir-fried mixture and follow the steps as mentioned ion step 4.

*If you do not have let over rice. Prepare an hour in advance and spread it over a pan or refrigerate to cool faster.

 

 

 

 

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Garlic Shrimp fry

Shrimps are one of my favorite. This pan fried shrimp recipe is one of the easy recipes to prepare when your craving to have something fried with spice. Not shelling the shrimp gives it a glorious spice filled flavor of garlic. I used fresh garlic as I was out of stock of garlic paste. If you have garlic paste, using it would allow the shrimps to absorb the juices faster from the marinade paste.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15 -20 minutes

Ingredients

Whole shrimps – 250 g, Washed with legs and veins removed

Olive oil / Butter for frying

Garlic clove – 1

 

For the marinade

Fresh Garlic – 1 tbsp, minced

Fresh Ginger – 1/2 tsp, minced

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Vinegar – 1 tbsp

Light Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Red kashmiri chili powder – 1 1/2 tbsp

Paprika powder – 1 tsp

Salt – 1/2 tsp

 

Directions

1. Marinate the Shrimps with the ingredients mentioned under marinade overnight or for 1 hour.

marinade

shrimp

2. Heat oil in a pan on medium-high heat and drop a piece of garlic. Fry for a couple of seconds and then thrown in the shrimps.

garlic

Shrimp fry

3. Cover and fry for 2 minutes. Flip the sides and cook for another 2 minutes. You will see the water steaming out slowly and shrimps curling. Let the water dry out. Fry for another 2-3 minutes. 

shrimp

4. Repeat the same for the rest of the shrimps.

Serve hot and enjoy as a starter!Garlic Prawn Fry.

 

 

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Squid With Coconut Milk

 

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Fresh Squids – 1 kg, washed & cut into rings

Olive oil – 1 tbsp

Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp

Garlic Cloves – 3 big size

Onions – 1 medium, chopped

Garlic paste – 2 tsp

Curry Leaves – 8

Fish curry powder / Chicken powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Chili powder – 2 tsp

Coconut milk – 1/2 cup

Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Salt

 

Squid Marinade: Mix the following with squid and let it sit for atleast 15 mins.

salt – 1/4 tsp

Chili powder –  1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

squid marinade

 

 

Directions

 

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet. When its hot add mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add cumin seeds. Fry for 15 seconds without burning. Then, add garlic and fry for few seconds until you get an aroma.

Mustard seeds

Mustard seeds, cumin seeds

Garlic

 

Quickly stir in onions.

Onions

 

 

2. When the onions turn translucent in 3 mins, add garlic paste, curry leaves, chicken powder, coriander powder, chili powder. Mix well and cook for 2 mins.

Garlic paste

Onions, curry leaves

Chicken curry powder

Chicken powder

 

Coriander powder

Coriander powder

Chili powder

Chili powder

3. Now, add the marinated squids, mix. Pour in the coconut milk , add garam masala powder and stir. Add 1/4 tsp salt, cover and cook till it boils for 10 mins. If you want more gravy add a bit more water or coconut milk.

Squid

coconut-milk

Garam masala

Garam masala powder

Squid

 

4. Lastly, add tomatoes.

Tomatoes, squid gravy

 

Cook for 1 minute, check salt and turn off the heat.

 

Squid with coconut milk

 

 

 

 

Note:

# Remove from the heat after its done, so it doesn’t overcook the squids.

# Fresh curry leaves can be frozen and used anytime needed.

 

 

More recipes on Seafood click below:

Prawn with Coconut Milk

Coconut Shrimp Fry

Sweet Chili Prawns

 

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