Prawn Fry

Prawns (Shrimps) are great supplier of proteins, calories and its low fat nature makes them a healthy food. It also helps us to control bad cholesterol and heart attacks. Today we will see the process of making crispy prawn fry.

Prawn Fry

   Ingredients: Serve - 2

• Prawn - 1/2 kg
• Oil - 5tspn
• Fennel seeds - 1/2tspn
• Cloves - 5
• Cinnamon - 4 small inch
• Ginger - small piece
• Garlic - 8 pieces
• green chilies - 5
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Red chilli powder - 1/2tspn(adjust to taste)
• Coriander powder - 1/4tspn
• Onion - 1(small)
• Tomato - 1(small)
• Food color - 1 drop
• Curry leaf - as required
• Coriander leaves as required
• Salt - 1tspn(adjust to taste)

The following picture shows the step by step process for Prawn Fry:

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Method:

1. In a mixy jar add fennel seeds, 3 cloves, 2 small inch cinnamon, ginger, garlic, 3 green chili, onion, tomato and make a fine paste. ( figure 1 & 2) 
2. Clean the prawn and cook in a bowl by adding pinch of turmeric powder for 5-8 minutes in medium flame. (figure 3)
3. Take a pan, heat oil in medium flame add 2 cloves, 2 small inch cinnamon, 2 green chilli, curry leaf, grind paste which has been prepared in 1st step and continue sauteing for 5minutes. ( figure 4, 5 & 6)
4. Add prawn, salt and saute for 1 minute. (figure 7 & 8)
5. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, and continue sauteing for 3 more minute. (figure 9, 10 & 11)
6. Add little water, drop of food color & close with lid and cook until prawn gets cooked.(figure 12,13 & 14)
7. Open the lid and continue sauteing until prawn gets crispy.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves. (figure 15)

Crispy Prawn fry is ready to serve !

Additional Tips:-

• Cook the prawn in bowl for at least 5 minutes to get rid of raw smell and in this 5 minutes prawn will get half cooked.