Fresh and juicy prawns are marinated in spicy masala and then coated with semolina and shallow fried to perfection on low flame. Serve them as a party starter or serve them as a side dish with rice and curry. Rava Fried Prawns is a mouth-watering dish. This dish is very simple to cook and awesome in taste. In Goa, we cook prawns fry almost every day. If no prawns are available, we make fish rava fry. We Goans love fish, specially sea fish.
The prawns that I make in my kitchen turns very tasty and juicy. Care should be taken not to over-cook them. Else they will turn rubbery. The bad smell of the prawns goes off if they are cleaned and marinated properly with turmeric powder and salt.
How to marinate prawns for making prawns recipe:
- Wash and deshell the prawns/shrimps. Remove the black thread from the prawns.
- Apply turmeric powder, red chili powder or paprika and salt to prawns and keep it in fridge for around 30 minutes.
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Ingredients to make crispy prawns fry:
- Prawns/Shrimps: I have used medium sized prawns in this recipe.
- Masala powders: Turmeric powder and red chili powder or paprika is applied to the prawns for marination. Turmeric powder removes the fish smell and chili powder adds spiciness to the recipe.
- Semolina: Semolina is also known as rava in India. This is used to coat prawns.
- Rice flour: Rice flour is also used to coat prawns before shallow frying.
How to make prawns rava fry Mangalore style?
- De-shell the prawns and wash properly.
- Marinate them by applying salt, turmeric powder and chili powder for 30 minutes.
- Coat the marinated prawns with rava, rice flour and spices.
- Coat the prawns in this rawa(semolina) and rice flour mixture. Ensure that it is fully covered with flour and rava.
- Heat the frying pan and spread 1 tablespoon oil. Add little more if required.
- Place the semolina coated prawns on the pan and fry on low flame. Spread ½ tablespoon oil on top of the prawns.
- After 10 minutes turn them to the other side.
- Fry them for 15 minutes.
- You know they are done when they turn brownish.
Prawns Rava Fry
Ingredients
- 10-20 medium sized Prawns / Shrimps
- 2 tablespoon oil
For coating prawns:
- 1/2 cup rawa / semolina
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For marination:
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon chilli powder
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
Instructions
- De-shell the prawns and wash properly.
- Marinate them by applying salt, turmeric powder and chili powder for 30 minutes.
For coating prawns:
- Take a plate and add the rice flour, semolina (rava), salt, 1/4 teaspoon each of turmeric powder and chili powder. Mix well.
- Coat the prawns in this rawa(semolina) and rice flour mixture. Ensure that it is fully covered with flour and rava.
For frying:
- Heat the frying pan and spread 4 tablespoon oil. Add little more if required.
- Place the semolina coated prawns on the pan and fry on low flame. Spread 2 - 3 teaspoon oil on top of the prawns.
- After 10 minutes turn them to the other side.
- Fry them for 15 minutes.
- You know they are done when they turn brownish.
Video
Notes
If the prawns are small, just fry them for 10 minutes. If they are big in size fry them for longer time say 20 minutes.
Do not burn the semolina which is applied on top of the prawns.
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Note: The post was published on 19-July-2011. Republished with step by step instructions.
Crispy fried prawns..an all time fav..
Yummy prawns fry.
Easy & crispy 🙂
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Yum….looks delicious
delicious recipe Raksha