Butter Garlic Prawns

There's this place that recently opened up in Bangalore, Mahesh Lunch Home, which makes a fantastic Crab in Butter-Garlic. Its rich and buttery, and perfectly complements the sweetness of the crab. I've been meaning to make this for quite some time, but never could find crabs at the local store, so I substituted them with prawns. The texture may differ, but it has that sweetness that works wonderfully with the crisp garlic. I've also added some red chili flakes and pepper to add specks of heat to cut through the sweetness. Its great with some lightly salted rice.

Ingredients

• 10-12 medium prawns, shelled and deveined
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4-5 peppercorns, ground
• 1 dried red chili with flakes, finely chopped
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt to taste

Method

1. Add the red chili and some salt to the prawns, and rub it into the prawns. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, and add the butter.
3. Let the butter foam and add the garlic.
4. Once the garlic releases its aroma, add the pepper and chopped red chili. 
5. Stir around once and add the prawns and salt to taste.
6. Cook the prawns till they turn a light pink and take off the heat.
7. Let the prawns rest for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove and place it on a bed of rice.
8. Pour the butter-garlic sauce over the rice. Add a dash of lime and tuck in.