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Prawn Koliwada

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Prawn Koliwada

Mumbai-style fried prawns, coated in a spiced chickpea batter and fried until crispy and hot, the perfect bar snack.

Total time
40 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Indian
gluten-free

Ingredients

600glarge prawns, peeled and deveined
150gchickpea flour besan
1 tspKashmiri chilli powder
1 tspturmeric
1 tspgaram masala
1 tspajwain carom seeds
2cmfresh ginger, minced
3 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbsplemon juice
water as neededto make batter
oil for deep fryingabout 1L
chaat masala and lemonto serve

Instructions

1

Mix chickpea flour with all spices, ginger, garlic and lemon juice.

2

Add enough water to make a thick coating batter.

3

Marinate prawns in batter 20 minutes.

4

Heat oil to 180C.

5

Fry prawns in batches 3 minutes until golden and crispy.

6

Drain on paper towel.

7

Dust with chaat masala immediately.

8

Serve hot with lemon wedges and mint chutney.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
160
Protein
36.4g
Fat
0.6g
Carbs
2.8g
Fiber
0.4g
Sodium
168mg

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