Skewer Prawns

Ingredients : 

• Tiger prawns             - 500gm
• Juice of 2 limes
• Cardamom             - 1tsp
• Ground cumin             - 2tsp
• Ground coriander        - 2tsp
• Ground cassia            - ¹/₂tsp
• Ground turmeric          - 1tsp
• Crushed garlic                - 1 clove
• Chilly powder               - 1 tsp
• Oil                                  - 2tbs
• Wooden skewers
  (soaked in water for 20 minutes)   - 8

Method : 

Remove the shells of the prawn leaving tails intact. Cut the prawns lengthways in half down to the tail, so that they flatten out to a symmetrical shape.

Thread a prawn on to 2 wooden skewers, with the tail between them. Thread another 3 prawns on to these 2 skewers in the same way. Lay the skewered prawns in a non-porous, non-metallic dish and sprinkle  lime juice over it.

Mix the spices well with the oil. Coat the prawns well in the mixture. Cover it and chill for 4 hours. Cook over a hot barbecue or in a broiler pan lined with foil under a preheated broiler for 6 minutes, turning once. Serve hot with ketchup.