Prawns Tempura

Tempura is Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. The recipe for tempura was introduced to Japan by portuguese missionaries. Its one of my favourite dish so here is prawns tempura recipe for you all to try.

Ingredients

• Sunflower Oil to deep fry.
• Large Prawns 24 nos peeled, tails left intact, deveined.
• Salt
• Black Pepper Powder 1 tsp
• Lemon Juice 1 tsp

Batter

• Plain flour 1 cup
• Bicarbonate of soda a pinch
• Cold Water 250ml
• Egg 1 lightly whisked
• Salt
• Black Pepper Powder 1/4 tsp
• Bread Crumbs 1/2 cup

Method

Clean prawns and marinate with salt, pepper powder and lemon juice and keep it aside.

To make the batter, sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a medium bowl. Add the cold water and egg, salt, pepper powder and briefly whisk until just combined but still lumpy(do not overmix).

Add enough oil to a large sauce pan, heat over medium - high heat.

Holding prawns by tails, dip prawns, 1 at time, into the batter to evenly coat. Shake off any excess. Roll in bread crumbs, add in prawns to the oil and cook for 3 -4 minutes or until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer prawns to a tray lined with paper towel. Repeat with the remaining batter and prawns, reheating the oil between batches.

Place the prawns on a serving platter and serve immediately with soy sauce and wasabi paste.

NB: Here i served Prawns Tempura with tomato chilli garlic sauce, didn't had soy sauce that day. You can also serve with tomato ketch up or any other favourite sauce. Enjoy cooking..