Food / 31 July, 2023 / Ellie Thompson

Gunpowder Prawns With Chopped Salad And Rotis

Shrimp on the barbie with added spice! Coat Madagascan prawns in a Kashmiri chilli marinade, then serve with crunchy salad, cooling raita and mango chutney. We love this Gunpowder Prawns recipe from M&S Recipes.

Ingredients

• 200 g Greek yogurt
• 35 g gunpowder paste
• 2 packs (200 g) king prawns defrosted

For the chopped salad

• 200g radishes
• large plum tomatoes
• 1/2 cucumber
• 1 red onion
• as needed – ground cumin
• as needed – cayenne pepper
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 15 ml white wine vinegar
• 1 handful mint, chopped
• 1 handful coriander, chopped

For the raita

• 250g Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cucumber
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 1 handful mint, chopped
• 1 handful coriander, chopped
• 1 g garam masala

To serve

• 4 roti to taste
• mango chutney
• 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked
• 1 lime , quartered
• 1 red chilli, sliced

Method

• If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes to prevent them from burning. If using a charcoal barbecue, preheat the grill.
• In a bowl, mix the yogurt (200 g) and gunpowder paste (35 g) together and season with salt and pepper to make a marinade. Coat the prawns (2 packs) in the marinade and set aside.
• To make the salad, chop the radishes (200 g), tomatoes (2), cucumber (1/2) and onion (1) into small, equal-sized cubes and add to a bowl along with the cumin (as needed), cayenne pepper (as needed), the lemon juice (1), the vinegar (15 mL), the mint (1 handful), coriander (1 handful) and 1 tsp olive oil. Season to taste.
• To make the raita, mix the yogurt (250 g), cucumber (1/4), garlic (1 clove), lime juice (1/2), mint (1 handful), coriander (1 handful), garam masala (1 g) and season to taste.
• Divide and thread the prawns onto the skewers. Cook the prawns on the grill until pink and cooked through.
• While the prawns are cooking, warm the rotis (4) on the grill. Top each roti with some of the raita, a dollop of mango chutney (to taste), the chopped salad and prawns. Garnish each with some of the coriander (1 bunch), a lime wedge (1) and some red chilli slices (1) .

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