A delicious and tasty appetizer made with fried prawns sauteed in garlic and curry leaves.
Ingredients:
Prawns – 8 to 10, washed, cleaned, deveined
Sugar – a pinch
Butter – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 1 tsp + extra for frying
Curry Leaves – handful
Garlic – 1/2 tsp, finely chopped
Green Chilli Paste – 1/2 tsp
Soy Sauce – 1/4 tsp
Cornflakes (or Breadcrumbs) – 2 tblsp, crushed
Salt as per taste
Pepper Powder as per taste
For the batter:
Corn Flour – 3 tsp
Maida (Plain Flour) – 1 1/2 tsp
Sugar – a pinch
Salt as per taste
Pepper Powder as per taste
Method:
1. Add all the batter ingredients in a bowl.
2. Sprinkle a little water and mix well.
3. Heat oil for frying in a deep frying pan.
4. Dip the prawns in the batter and roll them gently in the cornflakes.
5. Add this to the hot oil and fry for a minute or two.
6. In a separate pan, heat 1 tsp of oil and butter.
7. Add the garlic, curry leaves and fry for 45 seconds.
8. Sprinkle a little water and add the chilli paste, salt, sugar, pepper powder and soy sauce.
9. When it starts to simmer and thicken, add the prawns.
10. Stir well and remove.
11. Transfer to a serving bowl.
12. Fry some curry leaves in little oil and pour over the prawns.
13. Serve at once.
