Prawn nuggets are made with a mixture of minced prawns, bread, ginger, garlic, mixed herbs and other spices. These are coated with egg wash, flour and bread crumbs before frying to perfection. Learn the steps to make prawn nuggets at home from my recipe.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Prawn nuggets are very tasty and tempting snack item.
- Serve them hot as is or with tomato ketchup, green chutney, tamarind chutney, fresh salad, or with a hot cup of masala chai or coffee.
- Prawn nuggets taste crispy, juicy, and spicy.
- Other similar recipes are chicken nuggets, fish fingers, and fish cutlets.
The Ingredients:
To make the prawn nuggets mixture:
- 5 slices white bread (edges removed)
- 300 grams prawns (washed, peeled, deveined)
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp red chili sauce
- 1 tsp dark soya sauce
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- ½ tsp red chili powder
To coat the prawn nuggets:
- 3 tbsp bread crumbs
- Black pepper powder (2 pinches)
- Salt to taste
- 1 piece egg
- 3 tbsp refined wheat flour (maida)
To fry the nuggets:
- Cooking oil as required
I got this recipe from my building’s electrician. While fixing a switchboard, he mentioned his wife’s cooking and how she packs new food items for his lunch every day. The way he described it made me ask for the recipe of that day’s menu. He texted it to me later.
I made it that weekend. My husband said it had a grounded touch, and the boys said, “It has current!” Now, it is our weekday energizer. That chat reminded me how even short conversations during chores can turn into memorable meals—and that recipes often travel through stories of everyday labor and love.
How to Make Prawn Nuggets? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Take 300 grams of prawns. Wash, peel and devein them and keep in a bowl aside.
Step 2: Take 5 slices of white bread. Remove their edges.
Step 3: Put them in a mixer and grind them.
Step 4: Then, add 300 grams of prawns (washed, peeled, deveined) to it along with 1 tbsp of garlic paste, 1 tbsp of ginger paste, 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of sugar, 1 tsp of red chili sauce, 1 tsp of dark soya sauce, ½ tsp of mixed herbs, and ½ tsp of red chili powder.
Step 5: Grind them all to a coarse paste.
Step 6: Take small portions of the mixture and shape the nuggets. Keep them on a plate aside.
Step 7: Take 3 tbsp of bread crumbs in a bowl and mix a pinch of black pepper powder and salt to taste.
Step 8: In another bowl, whisk one egg with a pinch of black pepper powder and salt as well. Also, take 3 tbsp of refined wheat flour (maida) in another plate.
Step 9: Coat the prawn nuggets in egg wash and then with flour.
Step 10: Dip it once again in the egg wash and finally coat it with the spicy bread crumbs.
Step 11: Repeat the process to coat all the nuggets and keep them on a plate aside.
Step 12: Heat some cooking oil as required to fry the nuggets in a kadai on a medium flame. Put the nuggets when the oil is hot. Flip and fry the nuggets until golden brown.
Step 13: Your tasty, crispy, and spicy prawn nuggets are now ready. Remove them on a plate and serve hot with tomato ketchup.
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Prawn Nuggets
Ingredients
To make the prawn nuggets mixture:
- 5 slices white bread edges removed
- 300 grams prawns washed, peeled, deveined
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp red chili sauce
- 1 tsp dark soya sauce
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- ½ tsp red chili powder
To coat the prawn nuggets:
- 3 tbsp bread crumbs
- Black pepper powder 2 pinches
- Salt to taste
- 1 piece egg
- 3 tbsp refined wheat flour maida
To fry the nuggets:
- Cooking oil as required
Instructions
- Take 300 grams of prawns. Wash, peel and devein them and keep in a bowl aside.
- Take 5 slices of white bread. Remove their edges.
- Put them in a mixer and grind them.
- Then, add 300 grams of prawns (washed, peeled, deveined) to it along with 1 tbsp of garlic paste, 1 tbsp of ginger paste, 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of sugar, 1 tsp of red chili sauce, 1 tsp of dark soya sauce, ½ tsp of mixed herbs, and ½ tsp of red chili powder.
- Grind them all to a coarse paste.
- Take small portions of the mixture and shape the nuggets. Keep them on a plate aside.
- Take 3 tbsp of bread crumbs in a bowl and mix a pinch of black pepper powder and salt to taste.
- In another bowl, whisk one egg with a pinch of black pepper powder and salt as well. Also, take 3 tbsp of refined wheat flour (maida) in another plate.
- Coat the prawn nuggets in egg wash and then with flour.
- Dip it once again in the egg wash and finally coat it with the spicy bread crumbs.
- Repeat the process to coat all the nuggets and keep them on a plate aside.
- Heat some cooking oil as required to fry the nuggets in a kadai on a medium flame. Put the nuggets when the oil is hot. Flip and fry the nuggets until golden brown.
- Your tasty, crispy, and spicy prawn nuggets are now ready. Remove them on a plate and serve hot with tomato ketchup.
