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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Malai Prawns

Ingredients for the Recipe

• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup finely chopped red onions
• ½ cup finely chopped shallots
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ tsp crushed fennel seeds
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 tsps. ground coriander
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp chili powder
• 1 lb prawns, peeled and deveined
• 1 cup single cream
• salt to taste
• Chopped coriander leaves to serve

Recipe (How to Make):

1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat.
2. Add the onion, shallots, bay leaves, fennel, cloves, coriander, turmeric and chili.
3. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes or until the onion starts to brown.
4. Add the prawns and saute` until they begin to curl and turn pink.
5. Stir in the cream and cook until the sauce is hot.
6. Season with salt.
7. Serve immediately with rice or Indian bread, together with a spinach dish.