Name: Prawns Fry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min

Prawns Fry is a delicious dish of a short and simple recipe. It consists of peeled prawns and some spices.

This is popular due to its simplicity in cooking and taste. Follow along for the details and the recipe.

If you like non veg food and haven’t tried this dish yet, then I do recommend it to give a try.

I am sure you won’t be disappointed. There are many different types of recipes of Prawns Fry and all are good at their place.

For this recipe we need medium size peeled prawns. Prawns, which translates to shrimp, are also popularly known as Chingri In many places of India.

We will make it in South Indian style and that’s why I have used Curry leaves and mustard seeds in this recipe.

So, to make this delicious Prawns Fry, Follow my recipe here.

INGREDIENTS

1cup-240ml; 1tablespoon – 15ml ; 1teaspoon – 5ml;

For marinating the prawns

Prawns (peeled) – 200 gm
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Black pepper – 1/2 tsp
Corn flour – 2 tbsp.
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp

For Prawns Fry

Curry leaves – 2 bunches
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Green chilies – 2 pieces
Oil – 2 tbsp.

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Marinate For 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Starter

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2 People

Equipment

Fry Pan

Notes

1. We use prawns very often in our dish. In market you could find varieties of prawns, like small, medium etc. Here we need medium one. Anyway you can use whatever available for you.

2. For this recipe we need peeled prawns. Also, I suggest you to use fresh prawns rather then frozen packed ones.

3. Marinate the prawns for at least 15 minutes. For 15 minutes you don’t need to put it inside fridge. If you wish to marinate it more than 30 mins, its better to keep inside fridge.

4. During the marination, add only all above ingredients which I have mentioned. Don’t use extra water.

5. Pro tips to keep the prawns soft for long after cooking – don’t fry or over cook the prawn. Prawns need less time to cook properly.

6. Because I am going to make prawn fry in South Indian style that’s why I have used curry leaves and mustard seeds here. You can replace curry leaves by coriander leaves. In that case you have to put them at the last stage of cooking.

7. Oil type is totally optional, you can use it according to you taste. But I personally prefer to use mustard oil to cook any kind of non-veg dishes. Mustard oil has a strong aroma and also has high smoke point. These adds up to the taste of final product.

Keyword Non-veg

How to make Prawns Fry

Step 1: First we need to marinate the prawns. So take the prawns into a bowl then add salt and turmeric into it. Mix them very well. Let it be for 10 minutes.

Step 2: After that, take a another bowl. Now add corn flour and black pepper into it. Mix them very well.

Step 3: On this time, put the marinated prawns into the mixture and coat the prawns with the mixture. After that add the lemon juice into it and mix them again. Now wait for another 5 minutes to marinate the prawns.

Step 4: Now take 2 tbsp. of oil into a preheated fry pan or kadai. Add the prawns into the pan and fry them for 5 minutes on low to medium flame.

Step 5: Our prawns fry is ready to be served. I prefer this as a starter dish but you can serve this as a side dish.

Step 6: I hope you will like this recipe and definitely going to try this in your kitchen.

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Frequently Asked Question

How long do prawns take to fry?

Prawns doesn’t take long time to fry. So always fry prawns for less than 5 minutes.

So that we would enjoy juicy and tender prawns.

How long does it take to fry raw prawns?

I would suggest to fry the prawns for less than 5 minutes. It’s enough to cook the prawns properly.

Don’t over cook them, otherwise it will be chewy and hard.

How long do prawns cook for?

Prawns take few minutes to cook. If you frying them them fry for 5 minutes and if you use them into a gravy then use them raw (without frying them before).

This trick help you to get soft and juicy prawns.

Is prawns good for health?

Yes. prawn is healthy. But when you would take it in limited amount. Limitation is good habit which is applicable for each and every kind of food.

Prawns Fry