Spicy Prawn Pickle ~ A must have in every Burmese household . My father-in-law is from Burma and we pratically eat it with everything one can think of .. our noodles, our soups , fried rice .What pickes are in an Indian Home, Bala chow is to a Burmese One 🙂 This is my Dad’s recipe , which he taught me. Enjoy ! ~ Kamakshi
Prep Time : 20 mins Cook Time : 20 mins
Step 1 : Getting your ingredients together.
- 250 gms Dried Prawns
- 100 gms garlic
- 200 gms coarsely grounded red chilli powder
- 1 tsp Aginomoto
- 2 cups of Oil for frying
- Salt as per taste
Step 2 : Heat oil in a pan Heat Oil in the pan and when the oil become slightly warm, then put the garlic and fry it on medium heat.Constantly monitor because garlic can easily get over fried and then it will become bitter .It should be fried light golden brown as shown in the picture….. DO NOT PUT GARLIC IN TOO HOT OIL, you will burn it !
Step 3 : Soak the dried prawns in hot water for 5-6 mins and coarsly grind them up as shown in the picture .
Step 4 : Fry the Prawn mix in the same oil in which the garlic was fried. It should be browned, the water should be dried up and It should be slightly crip. Then add the fried garlic and fry on medium heat for another 5 mins. Add additional oil if you make bigger quantities to store it for longer.This is a pickle so u can be generous with oil and u won’t be eating it in huge quantities 🙂 , plus you want to store it longer .
Now, add the dried chillies (coarsly grounded) according to your taste, Aginomoto and salt to taste. Mix it all well and VIOLA ! Done !