Prawn Bowties

Ingredients
28 Prawns (roughly around 350 gms)
2 cups bowtie pasta
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot chopped (small red onion)
1 tbsp crushed garlic flakes (you can use fresh crushed garlic)
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 cube Maggie chicken stock
½ tsp Pepper
½ tsp red chilli flakes
4-5 button mushrooms quatered
½ carrot finely chopped
3 spring onions chopped
2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
½ cup milk
Method
In a large pot add 4 cups of water and the salt, bring to a boil.
Add the pasta and cook al-dente (means "to the tooth" or "to the bite"). Takes around 12 minutes plus minus.
Reserve 1 cup of water from the pasta.
Drain the pasta and run under cold water to keep pasta separate.
In a sauce pan, add butter, as it starts melting add some olive oil so that butter doesn’t burn and turn brown.
Add the chopped shallot, fry for a few minutes.
Add the crushed garlic flakes
Add the mushrooms and cook for a few minutes.
Add flour and roast for a few minutes till it gives out an aroma.
Add the water from  the pasta, this will make a thick sauce.
Add chicken stock cube, pepper & chilli flakes. Let all the spices mix well.
Add the milk to the sauce and allow to simmer for a  minute.
Add mushrooms and let it simmer for 4 minutes
Add prawns and cook for another ten minutes stirring a few times.
Add the drained pasta to the pan and mix well, let it cook for another 3 minutes.
Remove from stove and let it cool for a while.
Garnish with carrots, spring  onions & coriander.

Enjoy your Prawn!