Sweet and Sour Prawns Recipe by Niru Gupta

Ingredients

• 250 g prawns (weighed after cleaning) ]
• 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp lemon juice ] mix together and wash off
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• � cup cornflour
• � tsp garlic paste
• � tsp ginger paste
• Water
• Oil for deep frying
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp finely chopped garlic
• � cup coarsely chopped onions
• � cup capsicum, chopped to match the onions
• � cup carrots, chopped to match the onions
• For sauce, mix together:
• 2 tbsp cornflour, blended with � cup water
• � cup vinegar
• 1 � tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• � 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 � tsp celery salt
• 1 cup water