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Checkout Prawn 65 / Prawn Fry Recipe – Prawn 65 is a spicy, crispy and delicious starter. It is very easy to make with minimal ingredients.
Prawn Fry is one of the recipe which features regularly in my kitchen during Sunday Lunch. My family loves it so much and ask me to prepare often. It is such an easy appetizer and you will definitely love it. Prawns need not be cooked for a long time. It will get cooked in 2 – 3 minutes. Over-cooking will make the prawn rubbery. So make sure you follow the steps below and make a perfect prawn 65. Another important thing with prawn is cleaning and de-veining the prawns. de-veining is very important, if ignored it may cause digestive issues. You can check prawn ghee roast post to see how to de-vein prawns.
For best Prawn Fry, marinate the prawns with ginger-garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, garam masala and leave it for 30 minutes. Before frying, add Corn flour and Egg white(optional) to the marinated prawns and mix well. Fry in medium for 3 minutes. The prawns will curl up beautifully when cooked. The picture below is the prawn fry which was spicy, crispy and very juicy. The Prawns were not at all rubbery, cooked to perfection. We all relished Prawn 65 along with Rice, Mutton Kulambu, Fish Fry and Karandi Omelette. Do try this tasty prawn 65 / Prawn fry / shrimp fry recipe and let me know how you like it.
Recipe for Prawn Fry / Prawn 65
Prawn 65 | Prawn Fry
Ingredients
- 250 grams Prawns / Shrimp
- 2 tsp Red chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 1 tbsp Corn Flour
- Salt As required
Instructions
How to make Prawn 65 / Prawn Fry
- In a bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt, ginger garlic paste and cornflour. Mix well.
- Add cleaned and de-veined prawns to the above mixture and sprinkle some water. Make sure prawns are covered with masala.
- Leave the marinated prawns for 30 minutes.
- Heat a pan and add oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, keep the heat to medium and fry till crispy. It would take 2 - 3 minutes. Once done, remove it to a kitchen tissue, so that excess oil is removed.
- Serve with lemon wedges and onion rings as an appetizer or serve along with Chettinad Mutton biryani.
Notes
- You can add Rice flour also for binding. If adding, add half rice flour and half corn flour.
- You can also add egg white. For 500 grams prawn, you can add 1 egg white.
- Adjust spiciness according to your preferences.
How to make Prawn 65 / Prawn Fry
- In a bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt, ginger garlic paste and cornflour. Mix well.
- Add cleaned and de-veined prawns to the above mixture and sprinkle some water. Make sure prawns are covered with masala.
- Leave the marinated prawns for 30 minutes.
- Heat a pan and add oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, keep the heat to medium and fry till crispy. It would take 2 – 3 minutes. Once done, remove it to a kitchen tissue, so that excess oil is removed.
- Serve with lemon wedges and onion rings as an appetizer or serve along with Chettinad Mutton biryani.
Notes
- You can add Rice flour also for binding. If adding, add half rice flour and half corn flour.
- You can also add egg white. For 500 grams prawn, you can add 1 egg white.
- Adjust spiciness according to your preferences.
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That’s so nice!