Virudhunagar Prawns Vadai

Virudhunagar is famous for parottas as all knows. Here is an another delicious recipe from virudhunagar. When I was in my college a close friend of mine whose native is virudhunagar invited me once to her home, there her mother cooked this vadai. It’s really a crispier, yummy yummy appetizer. No one can stop eating it just one.

Cleaning the prawns: it may be a difficult task. But it’s a must. Unless cleaned properly may lead to stomach problems. Cleaning includes deveining that is removing its stomach part, black thread like thing on its top.

Ingredients

Prawns                                                            500 gms

Green chillies                                                   5

Fennel powder                                                ¾ tsp

Turmeric powder                                             a pinch

Coriander leaves                                              a small bundle

Onion                                                              1

Carrot                                                             1

Rusk                                                               3 pieces

Roasted Bengal gram (pottukadalai)                 5tsp

Lemon juice                                                    3tsp

Salt as required

Oil for frying

Preparations

1. Deshell and devein the prawns. Clean well in running water with turmeric powder

2. Powder Rusk and pottukadalai separately

3. Finely chop the onions, carrot and coriander leaves

4. Coarsely grind prawns with green chillies

5. in frying pan heat oil

6. Make dough for making vadai by mixing prawns-chilli mix to powered Rusk, pottukadalai, fennel powder, coriander leaves, onion, carrot, and lemon juice, salt.

7. Fry it once by taking a small ball of dough and flatten it. Since prawns ooze a lot of water that may make the dough watery.

8. Fry the vadai till golden brown.

Garnish with coriander leaves n serve hot

Crispy yummy yummy prawns’ vadai is ready.