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Cereal Butter Prawns

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Calories: 347
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g large or medium size prawns. Cleaned and dry thoroughly
  • 3/4 cup cereal I used Nestum
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 1/2 tbsp rice flour
  • A fat pinch of black pepper
  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 2 tbsp butter

Method
 

  1. Sprinkle prawns with salt. Add egg and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with flour and mix till coated.
  2. In a frying pan, heat butter and oil till hot.
  3. Fry prawns over moderately high heat. till just cooked. Drain.
  4. In another pan, heat butter till melted. Add curry leaves, garlic and chilli.
  5. Fry over medium heat till fragrant and the curry leaves should crisp up.
  6. Add cereal and season with salt.
  7. Add prawns and toss till well mixed, turning off heat as cereal turns fully golden brown.

Notes

You can also use oats instead of cereal.