Seafood lovers, here's a delightful recipe for a mid-afternoon snack shared by Nadiya Sarguroh.
IMAGE: Crispy Panko Prawns.
Photograph: Kind courtesy HautePot
Crispy Panko Prawns
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 250 gm king prawns, cleaned and deveined
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp sriracha sauce, or as per taste
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- ⅔ cup maida or all-purpose flour
- 1 cup panko crumbs, now readily available in specialised food shops (can be substituted with cream cracker crumbs or bread crumbs, prepared by grinding lightly toasted bread in a mixer)
- Salt to taste
- Oil for cooking
Method
- Put the cleaned and deveined prawns in a bowl.
Add the black pepper powder, sriracha sauce and salt.
Mix well until well coated.
Set aside for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour onto a plate.
Keep the egg mixture handy in a bowl.
Roll the prawns in the flour, and then dip in the lightly beaten egg mixture.
Coat it with panko crumbs.
- Fill the prawns in an air-fryer basket and drizzle with oil.
Cook at 180°C for 20 minutes.
Carefully turn the prawns after 10 minutes and let the other side cook too.
Alternatively, you can choose to deep fry the prawns in a kadhai or wok in hot oil.
- Serve with garlic mayonnaise or aioli or mustard-spiked mayonnaise.
Nadiya Sarguroh lives in Mumbai and publishes the food blog HautePot.