Sweet and Sour Prawns

Ingredients

• 250 g prawns (weighed after cleaning) ]
• 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp lemon juice ] mix together and wash off
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• ½ cup cornflour
• ½ tsp garlic paste
• ½ tsp ginger paste
• Water
• Oil for deep frying
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp finely chopped garlic
• ½ cup coarsely chopped onions
• ¼ cup capsicum, chopped to match the onions
• ¼ cup carrots, chopped to match the onions
• For sauce, mix together:
• 2 tbsp cornflour, blended with ½ cup water
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ¼ cup orange or pineapple juice
• 2  tsp soya sauce ( or less, if it is very dark)
• 6 tbsp tomato puree
• 2 tbsp chopped celery or ¼ tsp celery salt
• 1 cup water

Preparation

• Mix together the prawns, egg, cornflour, garlic and ginger paste, and enough water so as to have the prawns coated in a thickish batter.

• Heat the oil and keeping the heat high fry the prawns till brown. Drain on absorbent paper till required.

• Heat the 2 tbsp oil, and stir-fry the garlic and onion in it over high heat, till the onions look glossy. Add the capsicum and carrot and turn around a few times. Add the sauce mixture, and simmer till the sauce thickens and becomes translucent.

• Add the prawns, turn around a few times and serve.