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Monday, May 21, 2007

Prawn/ Shrimp Pakoda / Royala Pakodi


Last week my father in law asked me if I know how to make prawn pakoda, as he likes it very much. He said he tasted this kind of pakoda in one of the restaurants in Hyderabad. I was like, let me try and the outcome was really good. Here comes the recipe....

All you need is

Ingredients:

1. Prawns / Shrimp - 1/2 cup
2. Besan / Chenaga pinidi - 1 cup
3. Rice flour / Biem pinid - 1 tbsp
4. Red Chili pwd - 1 tbsp
5. Mint / pudina leaves - 1 tbsp finly chopped
6. Coriander / kothmir leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
7. Ginger Garlic paste 1 1/2 tsp
8. salt to taste
9. oil for frying

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients dry with out water and oil.
2. Add 1 tbsp of warm oil to the above.
3. Start adding 1 tbsp of water at a time and mix well to form a hard dough.
4. Heat oil and then add the dough with the help of ur fingers in the form of pakoda.
5. Deep fry them on medium flame till golden brown.
6. Sever it hot.


Kitchen Notes: All quantities are approx., changes should be made according to the taste.
Recipe Source: own creation.

6 comments:

  1. Although I don't eat Prawns,I can imagine Pakoda taste!YUM!!

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  2. I love prawns but never tried making pakodas with it!!!!!I will definitely give it a go!!

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  3. Yummy...definitely your father is happy with your plate......Enjoy your weekend with great smile.:)

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  4. Hi,

    You have a nice blog. praws pakkoda looks real yummy.

    srivalli
    www.cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com

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  5. prawn pakodi looks yummy. Did you use cooked shrimp or fresh shrimp for this recipe?its must try on my list

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  6. hello
    Asha...I too dont eat prawns, but I think they might have been very tasty... I can imagine by the smell:)

    Padmaja
    Try it out and let me know, how it came out.

    Srivalli
    Thank u for visiting...

    Kajal
    Thank u for visiting...Fo course he was very happy:)

    Smitha
    I used cooked shrimp...But I think it does't really matter what kind you use, as we deep fry them...

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