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Prawn koliwada tacos
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Non vegMaharashtra x Mexico

Prawn koliwada tacos

Mumbai's fishing village fry signs up for taco night and steals the show.

35 minTime
22 gProtein each
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
451kcalsame
22 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Prawns (shrimp)300 g medium, cleaned
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)4 tbsp
Rice flour1½ tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp
Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying, about 3 tbsp absorbed
Corn tortilla8 small
Cabbage1 cup, shredded
Cucumber½, julienned
Mayonnaise3 tbsp
Chipotle in adobo½ chipotle, minced
Tamarind1 tsp paste
Chaat masala1 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a few sprigs
Lemon1 lime, in wedges
Saltto taste
Water2 tbsp

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Toss the prawns with ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, chilli, ajwain and salt. Rest 10 minutes.
  2. 2Add besan, rice flour and the water to make a thick coating.
  3. 3Mix mayonnaise, chipotle and tamarind. Toss cabbage and cucumber with a pinch of salt.
  4. 4Heat the oil to 180°C on medium high heat and fry the prawns in batches for 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. 5Sprinkle the prawns with chaat masala. Warm the tortillas on a tawa 30 seconds a side.
  6. 6Fill each tortilla with slaw, 3 prawns and mayo. Finish with coriander and lime.
Serve it like this

Line the tacos in a row on a long board, three prawns standing in each. Pipe little dots of chipotle mayo along the top and add coriander and lime.

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What goes with Prawn koliwada tacos: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
To drink Mango matcha lassi10 min
Something sweet Kokum jaggery granita260 min
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