String Hoppers Pilau with Shrimps (Indi Appa Pilau)




Ingredients
  • 25 string hoppers
  • 1 medium-sized carrot, cut into thin strips (Julian Style)
  • 1/2 leek, cut into thin strips (Julian Style)
  • 1 medium size tomato
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 25g green peice (pre cooked)
  • 6 king shrimps, cleaned 7 chopped
  • 1/2 medium-sized red onion, finely chopped
  • 3 green chilies, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cm piece of fresh ginger
  • 2 cardamom pods 
  • 1 clove
  • Pandon Leaves & Curry Leaves
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp ghee or margarine
  • 30 g friend cashew nuts
  • 20 g fried sultanas


Methods
  1. Break the string hoppers into pieces and keep a side
  2. Heat the skillet or wok under low heat and add 2tbsp ghee or margarine.
  3. Once it’s melted add finely chopped red onions, green chilies, garlic, ginger, cardamom, cloves, pandon leaves and curry leaves and place the heat into medium low
  4. Once the added ingredients fried, add carrots and leeks and turn the heat down
  5. Cook those 2 – 4 minutes and add the beaten eggs and mix it with the curry
  6. Add the chopped shrimps and let it cook well
  7. Add the string hoppers pieces & green pieces into the curry and mix well
  8. Add salt and garnish with tomato and fried sultanas and cashew nuts  
  9. Serve it hot with a meat or fish curry


Tips
  • Use white rice flour string hopper to keep the colour combination
  • If you are a vegetarian add finely cut cauliflower and cottage cheese instead of Shrimpls.
  • You can either use any meat item or sea food item or both.

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