Coconut Crumbed Prawns
Ingredients
- 500 gm prawns; shelled and deveined retain a bit of the shell at the tail end
- 1 ½ cups desiccated coconut
- Salt to season
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- ½ tsp mustard powder
Instructions
- Beat the egg well with all the spice powders.
- Add the beaten egg mixture to the prawns, season with salt and keep aside for at least 15-30 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C; line an oven proof tray with baking paper.
- Season the desiccated coconut with salt and mix well.
- Roll each prawn in the desiccated coconut for a light and even coating. Line in the baking tray.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, remove and turn sides carefully.
- Bake for another 8-10 minutes or till done.
- Serve warm with sweet chilli sauce.
Notes
If you do not have an oven, you can also shallow fry the prawns in a non stick pan with very less oil as the desiccated coconut releases oil. Alternately, the prawns can be air fried too.