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Sunday special..."Prawn koliwada"..
Today i prepared this yummy Prawn fry for lunch along with my fish curry and rice Prawns are marinated with spices and deep fried. Its a traditional recipe from the Koli community in Maharashtra and this dish is named after the places where the koli communities live which is locally called as Koliwada.
Ingredients- 1/2kg prawns shelled and deveined
- 1tbsp Red chilli (kashmiri) powder
- 1/2 cup Gram flour Besan
- 2 tbsp Maida or cornflour
- 1tsp Ginger paste
- 1tsp Garlic paste
- 1tsp Coriander-cumin powder
- 1/4tsp Ajwain/carom seeds
- 1/2tsp Garam masala powder
- 1tsp Lemon juice
- salt as per taste
- A pinch of orange red colour (optional)
- onion slices and lemon wedges to garnish
- Wash the shelled and deveined prawns well.
- In a bowl, mix the prawns with the rest of the ingredients till the prawns are well-coated with the spices. Marinate for about 30-45 minutes.
- Heat the oil till it is hot and deep fry the prawns on medium heat till they are crisp.
- Garnish with onion slices and lemon wedges.
- The kashmiri chilli powder is of a very bright red color and is less hot compared to the normal type. It gives a lovely red color when added to any dish. The normal red chilli powder will do equal justice to the taste if not the color.
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Fish slices can be used in place of prawns to make Fish Koliwada.
