Name: Prawn Vada - Crispy
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 gm Prawns (do not buy precooked prawns, fresh/frozen); 1 1/2 cups Kadalaparippu (Channa dal); 1/2 cup Pottu kadalai (Dhalia); 2 nos Green chillies; 7 - Curry leaves; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerkam); 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1" piece Ginger; 2 nos Garlic pods; 1 no Onion (chopped finely, large); Salt (As reqd); Oil (As reqd)

Prawn Vada - Crispy

A beautiful combo for seafood curry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

250 gm Prawns do not buy precooked prawns, fresh/frozen
1 1/2 cups Kadalaparippu Channa dal
1/2 cup Pottu kadalai Dhalia
2 nos Green chillies
7 - Curry leaves
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerkam
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1" piece Ginger
2 nos Garlic pods
1 no Onion chopped finely, large
Salt As reqd
Oil As reqd

Instructions

First wash the prawns well and drain. Soak Dal and pottukadala in water for 30 mins before the making the dish.
Mince the prawns in a mixer grinder little by little.
:- The prawns must not be minced too much. Just 1 or 2 pulse is enough to grind their flesh.
Set it aside.
Wash the mixer thouroughly and then grind together Channa dal and Pottukadala followed by green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic
Finely mix the minced prawns and and dal well.
Finally add onion.
Add salt and mix well.
Heat oil in a kadai.
Pat the mix into little vadas in your hand and then deep fry them for 2 - 3 mins.
:- Serve hot with rice, fish curry and biryani too.
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Prawn Vada – Crispy