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Prawn cutlets contain prawns, potato, ginger, garlic, onion, and other ingredients to make the mixture for the cutlets which are then coated in a batter and breadcrumbs before shallow frying to perfection in cooking oil. Learn the steps to make prawn cutlets at home from my easy recipe.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Prawn cutlets are crispy delights that enhance snacking experience in any occasion and any time.

Enjoy the cutlets with fresh salad, a creamy mint yogurt sauce, sweet and tangy tamarind chutney, mint chutney, coriander chutney, tomato chutney or fresh lemon wedges.
Prawn cutlets taste sweet, creamy and savory.
The similar dishes are paneer cutlets, mutton cutlets, egg cutlets, vegetable cutlets, fish cutlets, chicken cutlets, corn cutlets, aloo cutlets, bread cutlets, and beetroot cutlets.

The Ingredients:

To prepare the prawns:

250 gram prawns (deshelled, deveined, washed)

½ tsp turmeric powder

To prepare the stuffing:

2 tbsp cooking oil

2 pieces onion (medium size, finely chopped)
1 piece ginger (1-inch, finely chopped)
12 cloves garlic (finely chopped)

2 pieces green chilies (large, finely chopped)
6 pieces curry leaves (finely chopped)
½ tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp black pepper powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
Salt – As per taste

5 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
200 gm potatoes (boiled, peeled, mashed)

To make the batter:

1 tbsp corn flour
½ tbsp water
1 piece egg

To coat the cutlets:

1 cup bread crumbs

To shallow fry the cutlets:

Cooking oil – An adequate amount
1 tbsp corn flour
½ tbsp water

To serve the prawn cutlets:

1 piece lemon
Fresh coriander leaves – A few

Tomato ketchup – A small bowl

I had this dish for the first time in kitchen of a friend. I asked her how she learned. “From my mother’s letters,” she said. I tried to figure out the ingredients added in it and recreated it at home gradually after a few failed attempts. Eventually, oy tasted just like the ones I had before. It is now a dish I reserve for moments when I need hope.

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

Step 1: Heat a frying pan and put 250 gm of deshelled, deveined, and washed prawns. Add ½ tsp of turmeric powder. Mix, cover and cook to boil.

Step 2: Now, remove the lid. Cook till the stalk evaporates. Keep aside to cool.

Step 3: Chop them when cool. Keep aside.

Step 4: Heat a kadai. Put finely chopped pieces of 2 medium-sized onions. Sauté till soft and translucent. Add finely chopped pieces of 1-inch ginger, finely chopped pieces of 10 to 12 cloves of garlic, 2 fresh and large green chilies, and 5 to 6 pieces of fresh curry leaves. Sauté for 2 minutes.

Step 5: Add ½ tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of black pepper powder, and 1 tsp of garam masala powder. Mix.

Step 6: Add the minced prawn and salt to taste. Mix. Sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

Step 7: Then add 4 to 5 tbsp of finely chopped fresh coriander leaves. Follow it with 200 gm of boiled, peeled, and mashed potatoes.

Step 8: Mix them nicely. Turn the flame off. Let it cool.

Step 9: In a separate bowl, take 1 tbsp of corn flour. Add ½ tbsp of water. Mix.

Step 10: Crack one egg in it. Mix.

Step 11: Take 1 cup of bread crumbs.

Step 12: Take a small portion of the stuffing in your hand. Give it your desired shape.

Step 13: Make all the cutlets likewise. Keep them aside on a plate.

Step 14: Dip one cutlet in the egg and corn flour batter.

Step 15: Coat it with bread crumbs. Keep it on a plate.

Step 16: Repeat the process for all cutlets. Keep them on a plate aside to set.

Step 17: Heat cooking oil in a saucepan. Fry the prawn cutlets on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

Step 18: Flip when one side is done. Fry for another 2 minutes.

Step 19: Remove when brown. Fry all the cutlets in the same way.

Step 20: Your tasty and spicy homemade prawn cutlets are now ready to serve. Lay them on a plate and serve them hot with a piece of fresh lemon, a few fresh coriander leaves, and a small bowl of tomato ketchup.