Fried Prawns

Fried Prawns

Preparation Time:  30 minutes

Serves: 4-5

Ingredients:

1. prawns : 8 nos.

2. Vegetable oil, for deep

    Frying as required

3. Salt To taste

For the batter

1.    Rice flour :115 gms.

2.    Desiccated coconut :3 tbsps.

3.    Egg, separated: 1 nos.

4.    Coconut milk: 185 ml.

5.    Fish sauce : 1 tsp.

6.    Salt To taste

Directions:

1.Peel the prawns, leaving the tails, but cut the back of each prawn and remove

the black spinal cord. Wash the prawns & apply salt.

2.For the batter, mix the flour and coconut together, gradually stir in the egg yolk,

coconut milk, fish sauce and salt.

3.Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter.

4.Coat the prawns with this batter and deep fry in batches of 2-3 in a wok filled

with oil.

5.Deep fry till golden, then remove with a slotted spoon and keep on absorbent

paper.

6.Serve hot with dipping sauce garnished with coriander.