Cereal Butter Prawns
Prawns are deep-fried, then tossed with a cereal mix that's crispy, spicy and incredibly aromatic. The aroma comes from Nestum cereal, curry leaves, milk powder and butter.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Nestum cereal (original flavour)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 11/2 tsp sugar
- 11/2 tbsp milk powder
- 8 medium size prawns (300 g – trim, devein, wash, dry thoroughly)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 egg (beaten)
- 11/2 tbsp plain flour
- corn oil for deep-frying
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 6-10 sprigs curry leaves (rinse, dry with paper towels, discard stalks)
- 1 bird's eye chilli (thinly sliced)
Instructions
- 1
Thoroughly stir cereal, salt, sugar and milk powder. Set aside.
- 2
Sprinkle prawns with salt. Add egg and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with flour and mix till coated. Deep-fry in just smoking oil over maximum heat possible till just cooked. Drain.
- 3
Heat butter till bubbling and lightly brown. Add curry leaves and chilli. Fry over medium heat till fragrant.
- 4
Reduce heat to low. Add cereal mix. Stir till lightly golden. Curry leaves should crisp up as excess moisture is absorbed by cereal.
- 5
Add prawns and toss till well mixed, turning off heat as cereal turns fully golden brown. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Plate and serve.