Tangy Prawn Balls: Indian Snacks Recipe

Deep Fried Snacks

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By Anwesha Barari

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 16:46

Tangy Prawn Balls, the name suggests a scintillating experience for your taste buds. This fried shrimp recipe is an easy snacks recipe. You can make this fried prawn recipe in a span of minutes because they require hardly any preparation time. The best part about fried shrimp recipes is that take very little time to cook. This is because prawns are a soft variety of sea food that cooks quickly and loses its taste when over cooked. So if you are in a hurry to make 'something nice' for an evening tea party this could be a good option for you.

Tangy Prawn Balls is basically an Indian snacks because it makes use of Indian spices. The main flavors in this easy snacks recipe is that of besan or gram flour and parsley or coriander. These Indian ingredients give Tangy Prawn Balls a very authentic taste of tradition but unlike traditional Indian food, this fried shrimp recipe is easy to make. This fried prawn recipe makes use such common ingredients that are bound to be found in any average kitchen so you don;t have to worry about rummaging unusual commodities from the super market.

Ingredient For Tangy Prawn Balls:
1. Medium Sized prawns 8-10 (their tails removed but heads intact)
2. Besan or Gram Flour 4 tablespoons
3. Parsley leaves (seperated from stalks and chopped)
4. Onion 1 (finely chopped)
5. Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
6. Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
7. Cumin (Jeera) powder 1 teaspoon
8. Green chillies 4 (chopped finely)
9. Corn flour 2 tablespoons
10. Vinegar 1 teaspoon
11. Oil 4 tablespoons
12. Salt to taste

Procedure For Tangy Prawn Balls:

• Make three pieces out of each prawn including the head. The head part of the prawns makes the prawn balls crunchy.
• Sprinkle salt, vinegar and turmeric powder on the prawn pieces and leave it for the time being.
• For the batter, mix besan and corn flour in a mixing bowl.
• Add the salt, red chilli powder, green chillies, cumin powder, chopped onion and chopped parsley to the mixture and flatten it with half a cup of water.
• Stir it to get a glue like consistency.
• Pour in the pieces of prawns and mix well.
• Now make balls out this batter
• Heat oil in a deep pan because the prawn balls have to be deep fried for being crisp.
• Deep fry the prawn balls and strain them on a tissue paper.

Your fried prawn recipe is now ready to eat. You can serve them with raita, chutney or any sauce of your choice.