Hot and Spicy Spaghetti with Prawn Masala Recipe

Ingredients :

Spaghetti - 200gm Prawn / எறால் - 250 gm Tomato Puree - 3 nos Onion Paste - 1 no Cumin Seeds Powder - 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Basil - 1 tsp Chili Flakes - 1 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Ajinomoto - 1/2 tsp Water or Chicken Stock - 1 cup Butter - 1 tbsp Oil - 1 tbsp  Salt to taste. To Grind into Paste : Garlic -10 cloves Green Chili - 1 no

Method :

Steps to Prepare Spaghetti :

In a pan, boil 2 liter of water with 1tsp of salt and add 1 tsp of Oil. Gradually immerse Spaghetti into the boiling water, cook for 10 to 12mins in medium flame and stirring occasionally. Then drain the cooked Spaghetti and rinse in fresh cold water, ready to use.

Now to make Prawn Masala for Spaghetti, Heat Oil and Butter in a Kadai, add Onion paste and saute until light golden colour. In a meantime, grind Garlic and Green Chili into paste. Add ground paste and saute until raw smell leaves. Add Tomato Puree (blanch in hot water for 5mins, peel off outer skin, cool it and grind into fine paste) and saute for 2minutes. Add Prawns and cook for 2mins.

Add Red Chili Flakes, Cumin Seeds Powder, Pepper Powder, Turmeric Powder, Ajinomoto and Salt, saute for few seconds. Add Chicken Stock or Water, cook for 5mins. Add Basil and Sugar, saute for few seconds. Finally add cooked Spaghetti, mix well until little dry consistency and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Chicken 65