Skewered spicy prawns with curried mayonnaise

June 20, 2008 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Skewered spicy prawns with curried mayonnaise recipe

In this recipe we have added a bit of Bollywood glamour with a great mix of spices and then a delicious old-fashioned hot mayonnaise. Skewered spicy prawns with curried mayonnaise is the perfect dish for an adventurous palate.

Skewered spicy prawns with curried mayonnaise

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 24 good-sized prawns, peeled, with tails
  • 10ml medium curry powder
  • 7ml ground palm sugar
  • 7ml red chilli flakes, ground
  • oil, for frying
  • 3ml cayenne pepper
  • salt, to taste
  • Mayonnaise

  • 250ml good-quality mayonnaise
  • 45ml hot curry powder

Instructions

1

Cook the prawns in lightly salted boiling water for about 5 – 10 minutes. Drain and cool.

2

Mix the curry powder, palm sugar and chilli flakes together and lightly dust over the prawns. Shallow-fry in a little oil for about 2 minutes to release the flavours of the curry and chilli. Cool and thread the prawns onto bamboo skewers – two per skewer. Season with cayenne pepper and salt.

3

Mix the mayonnaise ingredients together and serve with the skewered prawns while still hot.

 

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