Assam Prawns. Tamarind prawn or assam prawn is a Malaysian-Nyonya recipe, one that I grew up eating as my late mother made a killer dish of assam prawn, or "assam heh/亚参虾" (in Hokkien dialect). If you like the addictive taste of assam, then you're in for a treat. Assam prawns is a Nyonya dish, sweet & tangy at the same time, and a family favourite!

Add the prawns and stir well to mix. Assam Prawns is a popular Malaysian dish which is not difficult to whip up. The two main ingredients in this dish are the prawns and tamarind paste or what we call, 'assam'. You can have Assam Prawns using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Assam Prawns

Prepare 500 g of medium large prawns.
It's of Marinade.
You need 80 g of assam (tamarind) pulp.
You need 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce.
It's 1 tablespoon of sugar.
You need 1/2 tablespoon of salt.
Prepare of Wok.
It's 1/2 cup of oil.
It's 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Prepare 1 stalk of daun limau purut (kaffir lime leaves).
You need 1/2 cup of water.

Assam prawns is a typical Peranakan dish which is delicious and appetizing. These tamarind prawns are cooked in a sour and sweet sauce until it is reduced to create a caramelized gravy. Extract the juice from the tamarind by pressing the pulp. Remove the heads of the prawns.

Assam Prawns step by step

Wash and marinate prawns for at least 2 hours in fridge..
Heat oil in wok. Add in prawns and marinade, then sugar and sliced daun limau purut. Add water for a bit of gravy. Fry until fragrant and slightly burnt..
Serve with rice or fried bee hoon. Also good just on its own..

Remove prawn 's shell and devein. Assam Prawn - Fried prawns in Tamarind sauce. One of my Mum's favourite way of making them is fried Assam Prawns. For my siblings and me, prawns cooked this way is top on the list. A bowl of assam laksa Penang assam laksa, malaysian food Small type of prawn fish non veg food.