Assam prawns

Description:
i simply love the tangy taste of assam...

Ingredients:
Prawns
Garlic
Ginger
Buah keras (or macadamias)
Tamarind (juice)
Belacan (prawn paste), small piece
Fresh red chillies (or dried)
Shallots


Directions:
Preparation:
Cut the garlic, ginger, chillies, buah keras (candlenuts) fine. Crumble the belacan (this stuff has strong taste, don't use too much of it). Grind the mixture together into a paste. Chop the shallots fine (this will give your sauce some texture, so add more for thicker sauce).

Prepare the tamarind juice (break off a piece of tamarind, put it in a bowl, add water and squeeze it with your hand until it becomes a smooth brown liquid, remove the seeds). You can add a bit of sugar to make it less sour.

Clean the prawns (I usually take of the heads, and cut open the back to clean and let the spices go in).

Cooking

Fry the spices mixture in some oil, for a short while (till fragrant, don’t let it get burnt). Add the prawns and fry them till they get a pinkish colour. Add the shallots and fry them for a minute before adding the tamarind juice. Add salt to taste. Let it simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes and it’s ready to serve!