Look inside for the detailed recipe and video.Prawns methi pakora is a delicious bite-size snack ideal for any party or can also be consumed as an appetizer or tea-time snack as per your choice. These pakoras have a unique combination of methi leaves (fresh fenugreek leaves) with prawns. Fenugreek gives it a sweet aroma and a subtly bitter taste to make it more delectable. This recipe needs only a few ingredients making it super easy to cook. This aromatic, crisp and flavourful pakora can be enjoyed with lemon aioli, spicy chutney or ketchup. You can vary spices according to your taste. You can also use spinach leaves, dill leaves or any greens of your choice instead of methi leaves.
Utensil and Tools
- Borosil Glass Mixing Bowl
- Prestige Omega Deluxe Granite Kadai
- Bulfyss Large Natural Bamboo Wood Chopping Board
- SiliconSpatula
Ingredients
- 200 grams Prawns ,peeled & deveined
- 50 grams Methi Leaves (or 2 cups)
- 1 small Onion (finely chopped)
- 4 chopped Garlic clove (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp, grated Ginger
- ⅔ cup Besan (Gram Flour)
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Amchur Powder (Dry Mango Powder)
- Salt to taste
- 5 tbsp Water
- Oil For frying
Video
Instructions
- Clean and wash the prawns. Pat dry them, Cut them into small pieces and keep them aside. (Frozen prawns are used in this recipe if you are using fresh prawns, clean and devein the prawns first before cooking them).
- Wash the methi leaves and pat dry them with the kitchen towel. Chop them finely.
- Take a big bowl and mix all the ingredients except oil. Mix it well and prepare a mixture for the pakora.(If you face difficulty binding the pakora mixture, add more gram flour (1 teaspoon at a time).
- Heat oil in a Kadhai or pan on medium flame. Drop the methi-prawn mixture of bite-size by hand or with the help of a spoon in medium hot oil.
- Deep fry the pakora until evenly golden brown from all sides. It takes around 5-6 minutes to fry the pakoras. Fry it in batches, don’t overcrowd the Kadhai.
- Drain off the pakoras and transfer them to aplate. You can use tissue paper to remove excess oil.
- Serve it hot with lemon aioli and tomato ketchup.
Nutrition
Calories: 19kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 11mgPotassium: 47mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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