How to make Fried Prawn Balls -
These deep-fried prawn balls make excellent starters.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Prawns (kolambi/jhinga), Salt (नमक)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Fried Prawn Balls Recipe Card
Hindi: jhinga
Favourite seafood? Prawns, prawns and more of prawns. A wide variety of small crustaceans, tiny relatives of the lobster, are known as prawns. Prawns are normally translucent when raw but get their distinctive pink or red colour on being cooked. one word of caution – if buying unpeeled prawns, smell for freshness and look for bright, shiny shells that have some spring left in them.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve :
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Fried Prawn Balls Recipe
Prawns (kolambi/jhinga) peeled and deveined 2 cups
Salt 1/4 teaspoon
Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
Spring onion greens chopped 1/4 cup
Oil for deep-frying
Cornflour/ corn starch 1/4 cup
Lemon cut into 4 wedges 1/2
Pepper salt to garnish
Method
Step 1
Put prawns, salt, black pepper powder and spring onion greens in a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer the mixture into a small bowl.
Step 2
Heat sufficient oil in a wok.
Step 3
Add cornflour to the prawn mixture and mix well.
Step 4
Grease a tablespoon and scoop two tablespoons of the prawn mixture and shape into a ball. Gently lower the balls into the hot oil and deep-fry till lightly browned. Drain on a wire rack. Repeat this process till all the mixture is used up.
Step 5
Place the prawns balls on a serving plate and serve hot, garnished with lemon wedges and pepper salt.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 468 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 25 gm
Protein : 79.9 gm
Fat : 5.2 gm
Other : Iron- 22.6mg
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