Ingredients

• 2 kg - jumbo prawns.
• 100 gms - onion, sliced thinly.
• 3 to 4 tbsp - capsicum, sliced julienned.
• 50 gms - tomato.
• 5 cloves - garlic, peeled and crushed.
• 3 - ginger, peeled and crushed.
• 1 sprig - curry leaves.
• 1 piece - lemon grass, sliced inch.
• 8 - cloves.
• 10 - cardamoms.
• 2 tsp - chilli powder.
• 1 tbsp - lime juice.
• 3 tbsp - sugar.
• 2 tbsp - corn oil.
• 1/2 cup - water.
• Salt - to taste.

How to Make Prawns and Chillies in Spicy Lime Sugar

• Wash and clean the prawns. Peel and de-vein them but leave the tail tips on.
• Marinate them with salt, ginger, garlic, lime juice and oil for 15 mins.
• Saute them for 5 mins with curry leaves, lemon grass, cloves, cardamoms and let all cook on low fire for 5 mins.
• Chop 50 gms of tomatoes and put in a saucepan.
• Add chilli powder, sugar and half cup of water and make a sauce.
• Pour over prawns and stir.
• Put all the capsicum and onion into the prawns, cook for 2 mins and take out.
• Serve with rice.