The black tiger prawns in Tellicherry Pepper Prawns Fry with Saboodana Papad are cooked with fresh crushed pepper and many other spices. The dish is an amalgamation of many others, and makes a unique blend that is both scrumptious and tempting for the eater. Served with saboodana papad, and mashed potatoes, this dish is a class apart in flavors and richness.
Health Benefits
Prawns are considered to be good for your health, since they contain sufficient amount of proteins and saturated fats. Proteins are good for muscle building.
Ingredients
black tiger prawns with their heads and shells off. The prawns should be weighing half a kg: 10
salt for some taste
tablespoon of lemon juice: 1
teaspoon of ginger and garlic paste: 1
packet of tempura batter mix: 1
tablespoons of oil: 2
tablespoon of chopped ginger: 1
tablespoon of chopped garlic: 3
gram of oyster sauce: 15
tablespoon of magi bhunna masala: 1
teaspoon of coarse black pepper powder: 2
tablespoon of chopped corianders: 2
gram of mashed potato: 30
chili flakes for taste
saboodana papad: 2
teaspoon of garam masala: 2
oil for frying
How To Make Tellicherry Pepper Prawns Fry
- Devein the prawns and give them a butterfly cut.
- Wash thoroughly and pat the prawns dry
- Marinate the prawns with lemon juice and oyster sauce
- Add tempura butter (2 tablespoons) to the prawns.
- Fry the prawns until they turn golden.
- Add some oil to a pan and add bhunna masala and chopped ginger garlic paste.
- Add water, salt and some oyster sauce to the mixture.
- Add garam masala with some crushed peppercorn.
- Reduce the sauce a bit.
- Add the fried prawns and toss them for even coating.
- Add coriander and lemon juice.
- Add salt, black pepper, mashed potato and chopped coriander to the mix.
- Fry the saboodana papad.
- Place the mixture of mashed potato on a serving tray and vertically position the sabodana papad on it.
- Stack the prawns on the other end and serve hot.
Trivia
- A group of prawns is known as a school.
Like they swim forward, prawns also tend to aggressively swim backwards at times.