Ingredients:

• 500 g – prawns, medium size.
• 2 – Onions (medium size).
• 6 – 8 flakes – garlic.
• 3 – 4 – green chillies.
• 2 tsp – minced coriander leaves.
• 2 tsp – minced Mint leaves (pudina).
• 2 tbsp – Rice flour.
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder.
• 1 cup – refine oil.
• salt.
• 1 tsp- Lemon juice.
• 1/2 cup – Rice flour.

Method:

1. Marinate the prawns with salt, lemon juice and keep it aside for half an hour.
2. Put prawns in a grinding jar and make a rough paste.
3. Now add the crushed garlic and green chillies to it and grind for 1 minute.
4. Remove it from the jar and keep the prawn mixture aside.
5. Chop the onions, add along with coriander leaves, mint leaves, garam masala powder, salt to it and mix.
6. Now add ground rice flour into prawn mixture and mix it thoroughly.
7. Make small balls and shape it like a vada or cutlet.
8. Heat oil in a deep frying pan, deep fry vadas in oil till golden brown.
9. Sever hot with chutney and lemon twists.

Recipe courtesy of Barnika Pattnaik