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Prawn Vada - Crispy

A beautiful combo for seafood curry
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 4 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.
  • BON APPETITE!!
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