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Prawn balls are made with fresh prawns, white pepper, sugar, and coated with cornstarch and breadcrumbs before frying them perfectly. The process to make prawn balls at home is quite simple as you will find in my recipe.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Prawn balls are delicious and exciting snack item requiring simple ingredients to make.

Serve them hot with mayonnaise dip, chili sauce, soy-ginger sauce, lemon wedges, cucumber salad, peanut sauce, or finely chopped green onions on top.
Prawn balls taste sweet, juicy, and savory.
The similar dishes are chicken balls, cheese balls, mutton balls, paneer balls, fish balls, egg balls, and vegetable balls.

The Ingredients:

12 pieces prawns
Salt – ½ + ½ tsp

½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp white pepper powder

For coating the prawn balls:

1 piece egg
2/3 cup cornstarch
2/3 cup bread crumbs

For deep frying the prawn balls:

Cooking oil – An adequate amount

To serve the prawn balls:

Fresh lettuce – A handful (finely chopped)
Mayonnaise – A small bowl

This one was from a friend’s birthday party in a flat in Kolkata. Amidst all the chips and cold drinks, suddenly a grandmother placed a slightly warm plate covered in aluminum on the table. The atmosphere came to a standstill – everyone’s conversation stopped right there. That dish was something that would grab everyone’s attention.

When I asked, she wrote the recipe for me. Even today I have kept that paper written in shaky handwriting safely with me. I failed the first few times. I mastered it over time and now, I make it for potlucks and parties at home. It always disappears first. I like to imagine that her hands are guiding mine across time and cities.

How to Make Prawn Balls? (Step by Step Guide with Images)

Step 1: Take 10 to 12 pieces of prawns in a bowl. Add a little bit of water.

Step 2: Put ½ tsp of regular table salt to it. Mix nicely and keep it aside for 5 minutes.

Step 3: Now, drain the water. Lay the prawns on a piece of tissue paper to dry.

Step 4: Cut off the tails. Keep them aside on a plate.

Step 5: Chop the flesh into smaller pieces.

Step 6: Put them in a grinder. Blend them.

Step 7: Transfer the paste to a bowl. Add ½ tsp of salt, ½ tsp of sugar, and ¼ tsp of white pepper powder.

Step 8: Mix nicely until well combined. Keep it aside for 5 minutes to set.

Step 9: Take 2/3 cup of bread crumbs in a bowl.

Step 10: Take 2/3 cup of cornstarch or flour in another bowl.

Step 11: Crack 1 egg in another. Whisk it.

Step 12: Now, scoop out a spoonful of prawn paste. Put it in your hand and flatten it.

Step 13: Put 1 tail. Wrap the prawn paste around it to make a ball.

Step 14: Coat the ball with cornstarch.

Step 15: Then coat it with egg.

Step 16: Finally, coat it with the bread crumbs evenly from all sides.

Step 17: Keep it aside on a plate. Repeat steps 12 to 16 to make all the balls.

Step 18: Heat an adequate amount of cooking oil in a kadai or a deep-frying pan on a high flame. Reduce the flame when hot. Put each prawn ball in it carefully.