…spoon to drain the prawns completely and transfer on to tissue paper. Repeat the process with the remaining prawns. Arrange the crunchy & crispy Beer Battered Prawns on a platter and serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce….
…r. Heat a wok with vegetable oil till hot. Reduce heat & deep fry the prawns in small batches. To deep fry, dip each prawn in the batter & gently slide in the hot oil. Fry on both sides till golden & crisp. With a slotted spoon drain completely & transfer onto paper towels. Alternatively, you can pan fry prawns using butter & garlic. You can eliminate deep frying with batter if you so wish. Next, heat butter in a fry pan &…
…½ tsp. of this powder to the stir fry masala. Pre-preparation of the Tiger Prawns : Wash the tiger prawns without removing the head & shell. Devein the prawns but retain the shell, tail & head. Slit the prawns deep enough but making sure that they are not split into two halves. The entire body, shell, tail & head should be intact. Rinse the prawns quickly once again & marinate with very little salt, turmeric, ½ tsp. ginge…
…r unmixed and slightly clumpy. Using a spoon instead of a whisk to mix the batter, keeps the batter thick & lumpy and the lumps become crunchy when deep fried. Heat oil in a hot wok/kadhai until the surface of the oil seems to shimmer slightly. Lightly toss prawns in dry flour. Use a zip lock bag… it helps to coat the prawns evenly. Hold each prawn by the tail and dip it in the prepared batter, one at a time to coat completely, letting any exc…
…too long or the mould will turn cold. Dip the mould very carefully in the batter until the batter coats the mould about ½ or ¾ depends on your preference but make sure it does not cover the upper surface of the mould. If it covers the top then the cookie will not release in the oil. It is also important not to leave the hot mould dipped for too long into the batter as the heat from the metal mould will cook the batter in the bowl. So be alert, qu…
…on medium heat till the tomatoes are slightly soft. Now add the marinated prawns and stir fry on high heat till the prawns are lightly cooked. Do not overcook the prawns or they will turn hard. Add sugar, pepper pwd., garam masala pwd. and stir to combine well. Adjust salt to taste. Taste to check seasoning. Stir in the coriander leaves. Set aside to cool down. Your prawn stuffing is ready! Preparation of Snake Gourd : Wash & dry the snake go…
…pices to bring out the fresh succulent flavor. You can use medium or large prawns to make this mouth watering preparation. Make sure you devein the prawns. Deveining is the only tedious part here but if you are familiar or comfortable with it then it should not matter. Butter Garlic Prawns are super easy and amazingly wonderful as a starter, good to serve with cocktails and a makes a light meal with crusty bread, soft bread, French bread or just e…
…nd can’t wait to share this recipe with you… 😀 Ingredients : 500 gms. freshPrawns (preferably very small prawns) 5 med. Onions (peeled & chopped/diced) 2 med. freshTomatoes (diced/chopped) 3 fresh Green Chillies or to taste (finely chopped/sliced) 1 tsp. Coriander pwd. 1 tsp. fresh Garlic paste ½ tsp. fresh Ginger paste (or peeled & grated) 1 tsp. Lime /Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Palm or Sugarcane Vinegar ½ tsp. Red Chilli powder or to taste 1 tsp…
…t it cool & then cut into 2-3 pieces each depending on the size of the prawns. If they are small prawns/shrimps (Galmo/Jawala) then there is no need to cut them. In a sufficiently large bowl, mix together freshly scraped coconut, red chilli pwd., turmeric pwd., tamarind pulp, Kokum (Sola) & salt to taste. Crush & mix well with your fingers. Set aside till serving time. Remember the dry fish is already salty so use salt sparingly. Just…
…ingly. So here is my preparation for deliciously fragrant Sweet & Sour Prawns for you to relish and enjoy. 😀 Ingredients: 20 large Prawns/Shrimp (shelled, deveined, washed) ½ tsp. fresh Ginger-Garlic paste 8 cloves fresh Garlic (peeled & finely minced) ½ inch piece fresh Ginger (peeled & grated) 1 cup mixed Bell Peppers (discard stem, seeds, pith & diced) 1 fresh Carrot (peeled, blanched & sliced) 3 tbsps. Sesame Oil or Vegetab…