Prawn Filled Pakodas
Ingredients :
- Brinjals (Egg Plant) - 2 (large)
- Salt
- 1/2tsp
- Turmeric
- 1/4tsp
- Chilli powder - 1/2tsp
- Groundnut oil - for frying
For the Batter
- Gram Flour - 1cup
- Rice Flour -
1cup
- Salt
- 1tsp
- Chilli powder - 1tsp
- Turmeric
- 1/2tsp
- Sodium bicarbonate - 1/4tsp
- Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2tbs
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For the filling
- Shelled and de-veined prawns - 1cup
- Grated
onion
- 1/2cup
- Minced Green chillies - 3nos
- Amchur (dried mango)
- 3/4tsp
- Chopped coriander leaves - a handful
- Salt
- to taste
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Method :
Wash and cut the brinjals in thin circular slices.
Smear with salt, turmeric and chilli powder. Keep aside for sometime.
Mix well the slightly coarse gram flour, rice
flour, salt, chilli, turmeric and sodium bicarbonate. Add enough water to make
it a thick batter. Add the coriander leaves and 2 tbs of hot oil. Mix it well.
Grind the raw prawns in the mixie. Squeeze the
grated onions. Mix it with the other ingredients for filling.
Take two same sized brinjal slices. Sandwich with
the filling. Do not overstuff. Press the sandwich lightly to fix. Heat enough
oil in a pan for deep frying. Dip the sandwiches in the prepared batter and fry till
golden and puffed up. Turn over once in between. Serve hot with chutney or
ketchup.
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