Prawn fritters or Iral vadai is a deep fried fritter made with shrimp and a few other spices.
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Prawn Vadai | Prawn Fritters | Eral vadai with step by step pictures. Sunday Lunch always calls for some delicious food but when we are not well and still want to have some delicious food. Some easy and delicious recipes come in handy so this prawn vada is one such dish. Just grab all the ingredients and grind them. Shape into patties and fry tada Prawn Vadai is ready in less time.
I adapted this recipe from Divya’sblog. I wanted to try this for a long time finally today is the day. Now let’s get started with the recipe.
How to make Prawn Vadai
1.Clean and de-vein the prawn and set it ready. In a blender add the prawns, and coconut along with all the ingredients mentioned in the “To grind” table.
2. Now take the ground mix to a big bowl and add in the Rice flour, Chopped onions, Coriander leaves, Curry Leaves, and Fennel Seeds. Combine all the ingredients evenly.
3. Divide the dough into equal sized small shaped balls and flatten them. Heat oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot drop in 4-5 Vada’s per batch and start frying.
4. Fry until the fritters are crisp and golden brown. Remove them from oil and drain them in paper towels to absorb excess oil. Yummy shrimp vadai is now ready.
Tastes good with Rice or as a Snack!!
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Prawn Fritters | Prawn Vadai Recipe | Eral vadai
Ingredients
- To Grind :
- Prawn – ¼ kg
- Freshly grated Coconut – ¼ cup
- Shallots – 6-8
- Ginger – ½ inch piece
- Garlic pods – 5
- Green Chilli – 2
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Salt as needed
- Other Ingredients:
- Onion – 1 medium sized
- Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
- Coriander Leaves – ¼ cup tightly packed
- Rice flour – 2 tbsp
- Oil for deep frying
- Curry Leaves – a spring
Instructions
- Clean and de-vein the prawn and set it ready. In a blender add the prawns, and coconut along with all the ingredients mentioned in the “To grind” table.
- Now take the ground mix to a big bowl and add in the Rice flour, Chopped onions, Coriander leaves, Curry Leaves, and Fennel Seeds. Combine all the ingredients evenly.
- Divide the dough into equal sized small shaped balls and flatten them. Heat oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot drop in 4-5 Vada’s per batch and start frying.
- Fry until the fritters are crisp and golden brown. Remove them from oil and drain them in paper towels to absorb excess oil. Yummy shrimp vadai is now ready.
Notes
- The cooking time may depend on the size of vada you make.
- Mine was very small bite sized vada’s as my little one prefers it this way. So Adjust the shape as per your preference.
- Frying the vada in coconut oil makes it more delicious.
- Add in few curry leaves and Red Chilli in the oil while frying it brings in a nice flavour.
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used
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