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Servings:

4

Cereal Prawn, 麦片虾, is easily the most commonly ordered dish at restaurants or zi char stalls in Singapore. Deep-fried, crispy prawns coated in buttered cereals with a kick of spice is simply, sinfully satisfying. This recipe calls for chilli padi and fresh curry leaves to elevate the already delicious sweet-savoury cereal batter. A drool-worthy favourite that you can now make at home!

Ingredients

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US / Metric
0.00
Large prawns
0.00
Large prawns
0.00
tsp
tsp
Salt
0.00
tsp
tsp
Salt
0.00
tsp
tsp
Pepper
0.00
tsp
tsp
Pepper
0.00
Egg
0.00
Egg
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Plain Flour
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Plain Flour
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Corn Flour
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Corn Flour
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
Sugar
0.00
Curry leaves
0.00
Curry leaves
0.00
Chili Padi (chopped)
0.00
Chili Padi (chopped)
0.00
g
g
Unsalted butter
0.00
g
g
Unsalted butter
0.00
cup
cup
Cereal
0.00
cup
cup
Cereal
0.00
tsp
tsp
chicken powder
0.00
tsp
tsp
chicken powder
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
milk powder
0.00
tbsp
tbsp
milk powder

Steps

1

cut and clean the 10 prawns
cut and clean the 10 prawns
Mark as completed

2

trim legs and devein prawns
trim legs and devein prawns
Mark as completed

3

add half a beaten egg
add half a beaten egg
Mark as completed

4

add 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp plain flour, 1 tbsp corn flour
add 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp plain flour, 1 tbsp corn flour
Mark as completed

5

deep fry at 170 degrees C for 2-3 mins
deep fry at 170 degrees C for 2-3 mins
Mark as completed

6

drain and set aside
drain and set aside
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7

pluck 20 curry leaves
pluck 20 curry leaves
Mark as completed

8

cut 4 chili padi
cut 4 chili padi
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9

fill bowl with 1 cup cereal, and add 1 tbsp milk powder, sugar, 1 tsp salt and chicken powder, then mix
fill bowl with 1 cup cereal, and add 1 tbsp milk powder, sugar, 1 tsp salt and chicken powder, then mix
Mark as completed

10

melt 50g of butter in pan, add curry leaves, then chili padi
melt 50g of butter in pan, add curry leaves, then chili padi
Mark as completed

11

add cereal mixture and fry
add cereal mixture and fry
Mark as completed

12

add prawns and mix well
add prawns and mix well
Mark as completed

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