Wednesday 8 April 2015

Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.



 The chili used in this recipe is not the hot variety that is used to spice up the food. This is mild variety. It is consumed as a vegetable.  It is slightly hot and its heat would be like that of a bell pepper or even milder. This chili is the eastern version of banana chili or Hungarian Hot Wax (Capsicum annuum). It is about 4 to 5 inches long. In the east it is generally stuffed with fish paste and added to soups or served as a condiment to other dishes. In some parts of the east it is called curry chili.
When you eat jackfruit do not throw away the seeds. You can cook and eat them,
Today I am going to make a stir fry with it.
Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.
Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.


                                    Recipe summary 
                                               For
         Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

1. Soak 50 grams dry prawns in warm water for 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2. Boil 30 grams jackfruit seeds, quartered lengthwise,  fully covered in water in a medium size sauce pan for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. Reserve the boiled water.
Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.
Curry chili (Banana pepper) 
stir fry with dry prawn.

3. Boil 100 grams  sweet potato pieces, peeled and cut into small cubes, fully covered in water in a medium size sauce pan for 7 minutes. Drain and set aside. Reserve the boiled water.

4. In a medium sized frying pan or saucepan add 3 tbsp vegetable oil and heat it up. When the oil is hot add 100 grams coarsely chopped onion and 1 dry chili broken into pieces and fry for 5 minutes or until the onion pieces turn into golden brown in color. The dry red chili may be almost blackened by now. It is what we want.
5. Add 3 cloves thinly sliced garlic, 5 grams finely diced ginger and 1 sprig curry curry leaves. Fry for one minute.

6. Add 40 grams sliced leek and fry for two minutes.


Ingredients.
7. Add prawns and fry for 2 minutes.


Ingredients
8. Add 300 grams curry chili, cut into small pieces and fry for 5 minutes.

9.Add the left over water used for boiling jackfruit seeds and sweet potato.

10. Add sweet potato and sliced jack fruit seeds and cook for 5 minutes.

11. Add ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper powder. Taste for seasoning and adjust.

12. That is it. The curry is ready.


13. This curry can be served with rice or any kind of bread. It is a mild stir fry as I did not any chili powder or additional chili. I added dry prawn. Dry Anchovy also can used instead of dry prawns.

Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn is ready.
                                  
                                      
                    Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Main
300 grams curry chili cut into small pieces
50 grams salted dry prawns
30 grams jackfruit seeds (optional) – quartered lengthwise
40 grams leek cut into small pieces
100 grams sweet potato peeled and cut into small cubes


Ingredients for Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.
Others
100 grams onion, coarsely chopped
3 cloves of garlic – sliced thin
5 grams ginger diced finely
½ teaspoon of salt
1 sprig curry leaves
3 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Spices
1 dry red chili broken into small pieces
¼ teaspoon of black pepper powder


Preparation

Soak the dry prawns in warm water for 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Dry prawn
Dry prawn
Peel and cut the jackfruit seeds. Boil the jackfruit seed pieces fully covered in water in a medium size sauce pan for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. Reserve the boiled water.
Jack fruit seeds
Jack fruit seeds


Boiling jack fruit seeds
Boiling jack fruit seeds
Boil the sweet potato pieces fully covered in water in a medium size sauce pan for 7 minutes. Drain and set aside. Reserve the boiled water.
Boiling sweet potato
                                       Boiling sweet potato

Method


In a medium sized frying pan or saucepan add the vegetable oil and heat it up. When the oil is hot add the onion and dry chili pieces and fry for 5 minutes or until the onion pieces turn into golden brown color. The dry red chili may be almost blackened by now. It is what we want.
Frying onion and dry chili
Frying onion and dry chili
Add garlic, ginger and curry leaves. Fry for one minute.
Adding curry leaves ginger and garlic
Adding curry leaves ginger and garlic
Add leek and fry for two minutes.
Adding leeks
Adding leeks
Add prawns and fry for 2 minutes.
Adding prawns
Adding prawns
Add curry chili pieces and fry for 5 minutes.
Adding curry chili pieces
Adding curry chili pieces


Curry chili being stir fried
Curry chili being stir fried 
Add the left over water used for boiling jackfruit seeds and sweet potato.
Adding of left over boiled water
Adding of left over boiled water
Add sweet potato and sliced jack fruit seeds and cook for 5 minutes.


Adding boiled sweet potato and jack fruit seeds
Adding boiled sweet potato and jack fruit seeds
Add salt and pepper powder. Taste for seasoning and adjust.
That is it. The curry is ready
This curry can be served with rice or any kind of bread. It is a mild stir fry as I did not any chili powder or additional chili. I added dry prawn. Dry Anchovy also can be used instead pf prawns.
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Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.
Curry chili (Banana pepper) stir fry with dry prawn.




















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