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Minced Prawns Patties/ Pakoras



Prawns pakora can be served as a quick appetizer or as a spicy side dish with rice. If you are a prawns lover you should  give this recipe a try. It is made with minced prawns and spices and deep fried. This brings out more flavor of prawns and spices and is a mouthwatering appetizer.You can make another version of prawns pakoras by dipping in batter and deep frying it.


Ingredients
Prawns- 1 lb
Shallots- 3-4
Ginger- garlic paste-1 1/2 tsp
Green chilly-2
Curry leaves- a few
Chilly powder- 1/3 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/3 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Cumin powder-a small pinch
Pepper powder-a dash
Amchur powder- 1 pinch
Chick pea flour/besan powder- 1 tbs
Rice flour- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying


Clean and wash prawns well. Pat dry and mince using a food processor. Finely chop onions,green chilly and curry leaves and add to the minced prawns. Mix ginger garlic powder and all the rest of the ingredients except oil and mix well. Heat oil in a pan, drop spoon full of the prawns pakora mix and fry till both sides are crispy. Drain in paper towels and serve warm with chutney or ketchup or as a side dish with rice.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. divyaApril 1, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    Just mouthwatering...looks yummy & delicious!

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  2. Priya SureshApril 1, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Omg, who will say no to these crispies, mouthwatering here..

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  3. divyagcpApril 1, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Looks so delicious and very inviting!! Love these prawn pakoras..

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  4. UnknownApril 1, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    Looks so yummy and crispy!! Wonderful snaps!! :)
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  5. www.mahaslovelyhome.comApril 1, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Very interesting combination.. love it :)

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  6. NishaApril 1, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    Those patties look really tempting , i'm drooling

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  7. LavanyaApril 2, 2013 at 12:26 AM

    Lovely and innovative...superb
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  8. Sangeetha PriyaApril 2, 2013 at 12:35 AM

    delicious pakoras using prawn n tempting clicks too...

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  9. MélangeApril 2, 2013 at 2:08 AM

    I am hungry seeing the bowl of yours ..that's a nice combo Suja.

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  10. ChitzApril 2, 2013 at 3:01 AM

    Lovely pic.. Prawn patties.. Quite a heavy yummy snack :)

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  11. saraniskitchenApril 2, 2013 at 5:09 AM

    looks yummy and mouthwatering...

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  12. PremaApril 2, 2013 at 5:46 AM

    Wow delicious patties...

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  13. Home Cooked foodApril 2, 2013 at 6:15 AM

    yummy dish

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  14. Sweet'n'SavouryApril 2, 2013 at 6:20 AM

    Love the prawn patties..looks so yum

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  15. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 7:48 AM

    wow tempting patties..

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  16. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    OMG this is a must try recipe....wow im drooling

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  17. JulieApril 2, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Looks very tempting,try cheyyunundu..yummmy fry for fried rice:)

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  18. Reshmi MaheshApril 2, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Prawn pakoras looks super yumm...Love the presentation..

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  19. Manju @ Manjus Eating DelightsApril 2, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    These almost look like cutlets and I love them :-)

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  20. Vineetha SushApril 2, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    Mhmm...this looks wonderful and yummy ...brilliant idea :)

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  21. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    Minced prawn pakoras.Never heard of this anytime.

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  22. SwathiApril 2, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    Adipoli prawn pakodas Suja.

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  23. Vidya ChandrahasApril 2, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    Droolworthy and mouthwatering pakoras...look so tempting.

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  24. UnknownApril 3, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    I love prawns! This must have been so delicious... Looks inviting... Will try sometime...:)

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  25. SuhainaApril 3, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    This is my fav.Drooling over it..yumm.but we make this in a slighly diff way.. the rice looks stunning. do u have the recipe for that too???

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  26. PinayinTexasApril 3, 2013 at 8:11 PM

    Hubby & I went to an Indian resto yesterday and I ate a lot of this! Will bookmark your recipe so I can try making this at home! Thanks for sharing!

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