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Authentic Prawn Pad Thai

Options :Prawns, Chicken, Paneer
please try to buy Jumbo cooked king prawns -180 g two or three packs
If you are using chicken -320g one pack chopped into very small pieces
If you are using paneer-200g chopped into very small pieces
Spring onion-1 bunch
Lime-2
Birds eye fresh red chillies-4
Garlic cloves-3 diced into very small pieces
Fresh ginger-small piece diced
Eggs-4
Bean sprouts -100 g
Pad Thai -Blue dragon pad Thai noodle kit -265 g two packs for family of four people .The kit will have rice noodles, Thai paste will have tamarind ,garlic infused paste. Tamarind is the ingredient that is the heart and soul of the pad Thai.
Chilli flavoured olive oil -4 tbsp
Jaggery-1 tsp
Peanuts-10 g
Coriander -2 stems for garnish

Wash the prawns and keep it on side.
Fry the peanuts and blend them in a blender into a course powder.
Wash the spring onions and chop them into small pieces, cut lime into half, carefully chop the chillies into two half's ,chop the garlic into small pieces ,chop the ginger into small pieces .Dry roast the peanuts in frying pan and blend them into course powder. keep all chopped and ready on side.
Keep the eggs ready in a bowl
Heat a bowl of water to cook noodles in medium flame. Once the water is ready .add in the noodles from the pack .When you think they are ready .Drain the water and rinse the noodles with cold water .keep them ready.
Heat a non-stick frying pan with high flame .Once the oil in ready .Add in garlic ,red chillies fry for a bit .Now add in spring onions, shallots, beans sprout, cooked prawns and mix well .Add in egg mix ,rice noodles mix really fast .
Now add in pad Thai sauce from the pack and mix altogether well.
Switch of the flame .Squeeze in lime and sprinkle with peanuts powder .
Garnish with coriander and enjoy the traditional tasty pad Thai in your home comforts with cooling lime water.