Sri Lankan spicy devilled prawns(shrimp).

A Chilli garlic prawn(shrimp)recipe perfect for all you spicy seafood lovers.

Although slightly sweet you can distinguish the Sri Lankan devilled prawn recipe from other Asian prawn recipes is the amount of heat this seafood stir fry packs in a spoon.

But give this seafood recipe a few tries and you’ll come to understand why it’s such a popular Sri Lankan dish.

With chunky onions, green peppers, tomatoes and a sauce coating the prawns, you can’t help but get your hands messy. 

Why you should make

this spicy devilled prawns.

• First of all, it’s easy to make with minimum fuss and will be an instant hit with the family.
  Since the prawn/shrimp dish comes together in a wok, there’s less cleaning, you can literally send the wok full of delicious spicy prawns(shrimp) from your stove to the dining table.

• If you love spicy seafood this prawn(shrimp)recipe is a must make.

• Yes, the reference to”devilled” means the prawn stir-fry is spicy but you can ADJUST the level of spice added to this devil prawn curry and make it even a little sweeter for you and the kids.

• There’s no need for extra dipping sauce as the devilled prawns already has a sauce that coats the prawn with a lot of flavor.

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Utensils and appliances needed.

chopping board and knife.

A glass bowl to marinate the prawns.

A large wok or frying pan.

Workflow to make the seafood dish.

Devein and clean the prawns.

Marinate the prawns.

Stir-fry the other elements in the recipes.

Combine prawns into the wok and adjust taste as per your need.

Meal ideas you can try using

the spicy prawn/shrimp dish.

• You can easily serve the devilled prawns as a starter or party bite, you can remove the shells or use deshelled prawns but if your family and friends don’t’ mind using their fingers, I would really suggest leaving the shell on.

• To make an easy meal, serve the seafood dish with some garlic fried rice, or stir-fried noodles with a side of green beans or stir-fried green peas.

• If you want to use it in a Sri Lankan meal then incorporate or simply substitute the meat dishes of any of the Sri Lankan menu plans given here.(simple type Sri Lankan menu plan on the search bar.

More Prawn/shrimp recipes!

Jaffna curry powder prawn curry.

Caramelized garlic prawn stir-fry.

How to make crunchy prawn head fries.

Sri Lankan coconut shrimp curry.

Sri Racha spicy shrimp stir-fry.

Making the devilled prawns/shrimp for kids.

Make this spicy seafood recipe for kids by either using a sweet tomato sauce or adding a few teaspoons of sugar when you add the tomato sauce and combine.

You can also leave out the green chillies.

Sri Lankan spicy devilled

prawns(shrimp).

Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes.

Ingredients

Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

700g prawns cleaned and deveined

3 tablespoons of lime juice

4 tablespoons of oil

A sprig of curry leaves

2-inch piece Pandan leaf

2 tablespoon of chopped or minced ginger

5 cloves of garlic chopped fine

2 large onions(cut into wedges, 4-5 thick pieces from each onion) 

250g green peppers(capsicum, malu miris, rougly cut into 1-2 inch long pieces)

2 medium-sized tomatoes cut into thick wedges(quartered)

2 green chillies split in the middle

1-2 tablespoon of tomato sauce(use your favorite chilli sauce, reduce or increase on the amount depending on how much sauce you want)

1-2 teaspoon of red chilli flakes at the end

Method

Clean and devein the prawns, drain any excess water(pat dry if need be with kitchen paper towels).

Place them in a bowl(use a glass bowl, it’s easier to get rid of any residue smell of prawns than a plastic bowl).

Add lime(3 tbs), a pinch of salt and set aside for 10-15 minutes.

How to make the spicy

devilled prawns.

Place large wok or frying pan over low medium heat and pour in the oil(4tbs), leave it to warm for a few seconds.

Add the curry leaves, pandan and let it sizzle, followed by chopped ginger(2tbs) and garlic(5 cloves).

Continuously stir and cook over low medium fire for 2 minutes.

Increase heat to medium and add in the onion(2), capsicum and tomato wedges, toss and cook them for 2 minutes( add a tablespoon of oil if you find the onions or capsicums sticking to the bottom of the pan). try not to overcook or cook until the onions, capsicums turn too soft.

Add the marinated prawns to the wok.

Cook until they turn pink(3 minutes). at this point, you can decide if you want to slightly sear the prawns, onions, capsicums on high heat to give it a more barbecue flavor by tossing the ingredients over high heat slightly longer.

If not immediately follow the next step below.

Add tomato sauce, red chilli flakes, season with salt if necessary, toss the sauce with the prawns and other elements and cook for another 5 minutes over low heat.

2-3 minutes before you remove the prawns from the fire, if you find you want more heat, add an extra teaspoon of red chilli flake and serve warm.

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