Goa

Goan prawn rissoles

Name: Goan prawn rissoles
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Goan Catholic
Ingredients: 2 cups plus 2 tbsp for the filling maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 3 tbsp divided butter; 1 cup water; Salt, to taste; 250 g small chopped prawns (shrimp); 1 finely chopped onion; 3 cloves minced garlic; 2 minced green chilli; 1 small chopped tomato; a pinch turmeric (ground turmeric); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 3/4 cup milk; 2 tbsp coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 beaten egg; 3/4 cup breadcrumbs; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying, about 5 tbsp absorbed

Half moon pastries filled with creamy prawns, crumbed and fried. Goa's wedding table star.

80 minTime

17 gProtein each

mildSpice

A Portuguese legacy2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGoan Catholic prawn rissoles.

The original

434kcalsame

17 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

80minutessame

Goan prawn rissoles.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups, plus 2 tbsp for the filling

Butter3 tbsp, divided

Water1 cup

Saltto taste

Prawns (shrimp)250 g small, chopped

Onion1, finely chopped

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Green chilli2, minced

Tomato1 small, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Black pepper½ tsp

Milk¾ cup

Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp

Egg1, beaten

Breadcrumbs¾ cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 5 tbsp absorbed

Method

5 steps

1Boil water with 25 g butter and salt; tip in 225 g flour and stir to a smooth dough. Cool and knead.
2Sauté onion, garlic and chilli in the rest of the butter; add tomato, prawns, turmeric and pepper.
3Sprinkle 2 tbsp flour, stir in milk and cook to a thick white sauce; add coriander and cool.
4Roll dough thin, cut rounds, fill, fold into half moons and seal.
5Dip in egg, coat in breadcrumbs and fry at 170 C until golden.

Serve it like this

Stack rissoles on a platter with lime wedges and a bowl of chilli sauce. Serve hot.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Goa

Goan prawn rissoles

Half moon pastries filled with creamy prawns, crumbed and fried. Goa's wedding table star.

80 minTime

17 gProtein each

mildSpice

A Portuguese legacy2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGoan Catholic prawn rissoles.

The original

434kcalsame

17 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

80minutessame

Goan prawn rissoles.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups, plus 2 tbsp for the filling

Butter3 tbsp, divided

Water1 cup

Saltto taste

Prawns (shrimp)250 g small, chopped

Onion1, finely chopped

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Green chilli2, minced

Tomato1 small, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Black pepper½ tsp

Milk¾ cup

Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp

Egg1, beaten

Breadcrumbs¾ cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 5 tbsp absorbed

Method

5 steps

1Boil water with 25 g butter and salt; tip in 225 g flour and stir to a smooth dough. Cool and knead.
2Sauté onion, garlic and chilli in the rest of the butter; add tomato, prawns, turmeric and pepper.
3Sprinkle 2 tbsp flour, stir in milk and cook to a thick white sauce; add coriander and cool.
4Roll dough thin, cut rounds, fill, fold into half moons and seal.
5Dip in egg, coat in breadcrumbs and fry at 170 C until golden.

Serve it like this

Stack rissoles on a platter with lime wedges and a bowl of chilli sauce. Serve hot.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Goan prawn rissoles

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Goan prawn rissoles

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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