Prawn Batter Fry Recipe

Prawn Batter Fry is a simple and delicious seafood snack where fresh medium-sized prawns/shrimps are coated in a light, spiced batter and deep-fried until golden and crisp. Crunchy on the outside and juicy inside, this easy fry works perfectly as a tea-time snack or as a side dish with rice and meals. With minimal ingredients and quick preparation, it’s a favourite for seafood lovers.

Ingredients for Prawn Batter Fry:

1. Maida – 1 cup
   Semolina – 1 big spoon
   Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 small spoon
   Baking powder – ½ small spoon
   Celery chopped fine – 1 big spoon
   Salt – As required
2. Big prawns or shrimps cleaned – 1 cup
   Salt and chilli powder – For cooking shrimps
3. Oil – For frying

How to prepare Prawn Batter Fry?

1. Add sufficient water to ingredients no: 2 and prepare the batter.
2. Allow it to rest for at least 1 hour.
3. Cook prawns/shrimps by adding salt and chilli powder.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Dip each cooked prawn/shrimp in batter and deep fry in hot oil.
6. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine Dec 15-31, 2017

Also read a few more delicious prawn snack recipes. Here is the page link. Click on the images in the gallery to read.