PRAWN CUTLET

I have a kind of addiction for fried stuffs, right from my childhood. On an all vegetarian day, mom had to prepare few kinds of fries for me and the brother, accompanied by dal, rice, a piece of lemon and a green chilli! It felt like heaven. At that time, it felt like what else do we need in life, except the mother's lap and the food cooked by her. Later, demands kept on soaring, worries too. In those days going out with mom to Shyambazaar / Newmarket for shopping and waiting for what she buys for me was the greatest pleasure. 

Coming back home and finding the brother done with all kind of mischiefs was not that much of a pleasure. If the mother was in a good mood, she would buy me cutlets, chips, otherwise it was either sweets or ice-creams. She prepared lot of this kinds at home too, because her daughter loved to eat. Keeping in tune with that tradition, I too try my hands on them quite often, for my men.

These are Prawn Cutlets, easy to prepare at home. For this we need small prawns, onion, green chilli, coriander, etc. I will not guarantee they tasted as that of Mitra Cafe / Basanta Cabin / Allen's Kitchen but I do it my own way and with all my heart. There is a lot of satisfaction in cooking for our loved ones. Let us see how we do them. Honestly speaking, I never did taste a prawn cutlet in the eateries or restaurants of Kolkata; our parents were not the kind! It is only after starting at the college, more after starting to date T; did I taste restaurant food!

INGREDIENTS :

Prawns : 250gm
Chopped Onion : 2 tbsp
Garlic Paste : 1 tsp
Ginger Paste : 1 tsp

Chopped Coriander : 2-3 tbsp

Chopped Green Chilli : 1 tsp
Cornflour : 1tbsp 

Egg : 1
Salt : As required
Oil : As much required to shallow fry

METHOD :

De-shell the prawns completely, wash thoroughly. Paste the prawns in a blender.

Take the prawn paste in a bowl. Add the chopped and washed onion+coriander+green chillies, ginger+garlic pastes, salt, black pepper powder, salt! Mix together well!

Add the corn flour & egg, mix well!

Heat the oil in a wok. Take portions in a spoon, add to the pan, flatten with the back of a spoon! Fry both the sides well!

Place onto tissue papers to drain the excess oil.

Serve hot with a salad & chutney / sauce of your choice.