admin Prawn is a healthy sea food with omega-3 fatty acids, and also helps in improving cardiovascular health. And also lower your blood pressure and keeps you from dealing with heart problems. Here we are going to see a deep fry recipe with the prawns .
Course : Starter / Appetizer
Cuisine : South Indian
Recipe From : Author
Serves : Upto the number of prawns
Preparation time : 5 mins
Marination time : 15 mins for minimum
Cooking time : 5 mins (for each batch)
Total time needed : 10 mins (without marination time)
Ingredients :
* Prawn / Shrimp – 25 – 30 small nos ( big ones also good)
* Gram flour / Besan flour – 3 tblspn
* Rice flour – 2 tblspn
* Turmeric powder – 1/2 tspn ( 1/4 tsp for washing)
* Kashmiri chilli powder – 1/2 tsp ( as per your spice level)
* Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp
* Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
* Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
Instead of these all powder, we can use homemade curry powder.
* Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
* Salt as needed
* Egg – 1 number
* Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
* Lemon juice – 2 tblspn
* Coconut oil to deep fry ( you can use your preferred oil)
* Onions as side
Preparation Instructions:
1. Wash the prawns well by using turmeric powder and salt and keep it dry.
2. In the washed prawns, Add gram / besan flour , rice flour, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, Pepper powder, Kashmiri chilli powder , salt, egg, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and mix well together.
3. Marinate the mix for minimum 15 minutes.
4. Heat oil for frying temperature, make sure that it is not overheated to avoid burnt dish.
5. Place the prawns into oil one by one separately to avoid the cluster,
6. Fry it for 2 minutes and flip around and cook for 2 – 3minutes in medium flame.
7. Take the deep fried prawns out and place it in a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
8. Recipe is ready to serve. Serve it with onions in side.
Steps in Pictures :
1. Wash the prawns well by using
turmeric powder and salt and
keep it dry.
2. In the washed prawns,
Add gram / besan flour.
3. Add Rice flour.
4. Add turmeric powder.
5. Add coriander powder, cumin powder,
garam masala powder or else you
can add homemade curry powder
as I did.
6. Add pepper powder.
7. Add salt.
8. Add Kashmiri chilli powder.
9. Add lemon juice.
10. Add the whole egg.
11. Add ginger garlic paste.
12. Mix all well together and
keep it for minimum 15 minutes.
13. Heat oil for frying temperature,
Place the prawns into oil one by one
separately to avoid the cluster.
14. Take the deep fried prawns out and
place it in a paper towel to remove
the excess oil.
Note for the dish :
1. Coconut oil will enhance the taste, flavor and helps to cover the prawn smell.
2. And also the oil will come up while adding the prawns, so make sure that only half of the pan is filled with oil.
3. Do not fry one side more then 3 minutes, else it will become rubbery.
4. You can season it with heated oil of curry leaves and green chilli.
5. You can squeeze lemon on the top while serving and serve with onions.
Try it out upcoming chefs.
