23.2.06

Shrimps Vadai:

Eral Vadai in Tamil/ Roiyallu Vada in Telugu / Kekda Vada in Hindi.

Ingredients:

Shrimps 250 grams
Bengal gram flour 1 cup
Rice flour 2 spoons
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon
Chili powder 1/2 spoon
Garam masala powder 1/2 spoon
Coriander seeds powder 1/2 spoon
Cumin seeds powder 1/2 spoon
Pepper powder 1/2 spoon
Egg one well beaten
Onion 1 large very finely chopped
Green chilies 2 very finely chopped
Coriander leaves very finely chopped 1 cup
Oil for frying.

Method:

In a pan boil water. Add salt and a pinch of turmeric to this water. Add shrimps to this. Boil till it turns pink and nearly half done. Discard the water. Squeeze out the shrimps to remove its water content.

In a blender shred this shrimps and turn this to a wide bowl. To this shredded shrimps add all the above said ingredients except oil. Mix them well. Bring them to tight dough consistency. Never add any water. Make equal ball out of it. Never make too big balls.

In a wok, heat oil. Fry these shrimp balls till golden brown color.

Serve them hot with mint chutney or ketchup.

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