Crispy prawn fritter

This is my 2^nd venture in the prawn recipe space and this time I am presenting a Chinese cum Indian dish which can be used as appetizer or snacks. Crispy prawn fritters or prawn pakoras are quite popular dishes which we generally eat in restaurants. We can prepare the same dish in home at a fraction of cost. Hope my recipe here will make someone’s taste buds happy.

Preparation Time: - 20 min

Cooking Time: - 15~20 min

Servings: - 2 persons

Ingredients:- 

1. 8~9 extra large prawns. I did not buy the normal prawn from market, but purchased IFB manufactured frozen prawn.
2. ¼ cup all purpose flour
3. ¼ cup Corn Flour
4. 1 egg
5. 2 tsp Black pepper or red chili pepper if you like it spicier.
6. 1 tsp Oregano seeds (optional)
7. 1 tsp ginger grinded (you can use ginger paste also)
8. 1½  tsp garlic paste
9. ½ tsp Soya Sauce
10. 1 tsp Tomato Sauce ( chili lovers can use chili tomato sauce )
11. ½ tbsp salt (needed only to make salt water to clean the prawns)
12. ½ tsp lemon juice
13. ¼ cup Bread crumb ( if you do not have bread crumb you can grind 5~6 crackers biscuit in dry grinder )
14. Any vegetable oil (I used Sunflower oil) of sufficient amount to drown the shrimps completely in your frying pan.

Preparation:-

1. If you have purchased from the usual fish market then first remove the shell, remove the central vein of the prawn and thoroughly clean. In my case I used the frozen IFB extra large prawns which are already peeled and deveined.
   
2. Prepare a salt water solution to soak the prawns for 20 min.This will remove the bad smell of the prawn and also will soften it.
   
3. In the meantime mix all purpose flour, corn flour and black pepper in a plate. Optionally you can add the oregano seeds here. Keep aside.
4. Take a bowl, crack the egg and beat it nicely.
5. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, soya sauce and tomato sauce to the bowl. Soya sauce is salty enough and hence you do not need more salt.
6. Take another plate and pour the bread crumb onto it.
   
7. Once everything is ready drain the salt water and add the lemon juice to the shrimps.
8. Keep the shrimps in lemon juice for 10 minutes.
9. Now take a kadai /frying pan and heat sufficient oil. I did not use non-stick frying pan as they tend to have flat bottom. This will require more oil to completely submerge the prawn.
10. Dip the prawns in flour mix so that it is covered from all sides.
    
11. Then dip them in the egg mix bowl thoroughly and put them onto the bread crumbs.
    
12. Again dip them nicely so that all sides are fully covered. Please note that bread crumbs determine the crispiness of the preparation.
    
13. Now turn the gas burner to the lowest and gently release the prawns in the oil one by one so that they submerge fully. Please note that you should have sufficient space in between the pieces to fry them properly. In my small kadai I could put only 3 at a time because of space.
    
14. Wait till the shrimps turn golden brown. You may turn the burner completely off a little before it is finally done.
    

Serve this with tartar sauce or your favorite sauce. My hubby prefers it with tartar sauce.

As always please feel free to comment, criticize and seek if any help is required. I am all ears.