Shrimp Pakora

Ingredients:

·         ½ lbs cooked Shrimp

·         ½ cup Chick pea flour/Besan flour

·         2 tbs Corn flour

·         1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

·         1 tbs Lemon juice

·         1 tsp Chilli powder

·         1 tsp Coriander powder

·         ¼  tsp Turmeric powder

·         1 tsp fennel seeds

·         ¼ tsp Baking soda

·         Pinch of food colour (optional)

·         Salt to taste

·         Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

·       In a bowl, take the shrimp, besan flour, corn flour, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, fennel, baking soda, food colour, salt and mix it well.

·       We can also add onions finely cut in lengthwise to the above mixture (optional).

·       Marinate the shrimp for 30 minutes.

·       In a separate deep bottomed pan, heat the oil.

·       Drop the marinated shrimp pieces slowly and deep fry it.

·       When the shrimp pieces turns brown and crisp remove it from the oil and place it in a paper towel so that the excess oil drains.

·       Serve it with tomato ketchup/coriander chutney/tamarind sweet chutney.