Cooking is often a lot about motivation. Without motivation it becomes a boring habit just to fill your tummy and surviving this big bad world. I was staying away from cooking for last couple of months because there's a certain lack of motivation. Finally, as always MasterChef Australia became my saviour and I decided to modify one of the dishes I saw and make a healthier version of it.
Prawn has always been one of my favourite ingredients to cook, and salsa was one of the first item i learned to make when I started cooking first. Together Grilled prawns, prawn head jus and fresh salsa make an amazingly tasty and healthy dish.
Ingredients for the Grilled Prawns-
- 6 Prawns (peeled, deveined, heads separated for the jus)
- 1 tsp kaffir lime juice
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Tang (an orange drink powder that I used to get mild orange flavor)
- 1 tsp honey
- salt
- olive oil
Method-
- Marinade the Prawns in the mixture of all the ingredients except olive oil for couple of hours.
- Heat the olive oil in a grill pan.
- grill the prawns until they are cooked properly in low flame.
Ingredients for Prawn head jus-
- The separated prawn heads
- 4-5 lemon leaves
- 2-3 star anise
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp Bhut jolokiya chili sauce (you can substitute it with sweet chili sauce)
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- olive oil
- water
Method-
- Slow cook the ingredients till you get a nice consistency and the mixture becomes 1/3rd of the actual portion. Keep tasting to adjust and balance of the taste
- Once done, strain it and keep it aside.
Ingredients for Mango Chili salsa-
- 1 large mango (peeled and diced)
- 4-5 real hot green chilies (chopped)
- 1 small tomato (chopped)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp kaffir lime juice
- salt and pepper
Method-
- Mix all the ingredients and season well.
- keep it in the freezer till you serve it.
Assemble all the items and serve!
