Shrimp Cutlet

Ingredients :-

• 8-10 Shrimps
• 1/2 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 inch ginger
• 2-3 red chillies
• 1 - 1 1/2 tsp tamarind
• 1-2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp pepper corns
• 1 tsp jeera
• 2-3 tsp coconut
• 2 tsp rice flour
• 4-5 tsp rava\sooji
• 1/2
• salt
• oil

Method I:-

1. Soak tamarind in warm water.
2. Heat pan without oil and add chopped onion, ginger, garlic, red chillies, pepper corns, coriander seeds and jeera.
3. Saute until they are slightly roasted.
4. Keep aside to cool.
5. Make small bits of shrimp(about size of pea)
6. Now grind the above roasted mixture together with coconut and soaked tamarind (Need not use entire tamarind water, Let the paste me thick, as to pat a patty\cutlet and not watery).
7. Mix together shrimp, paste, rice flour, rava and salt.
8. To this add finely chopped cilantro, if at this point you feel the need to spice it up further, you may add red chilli powder or finely cut green chillies.
9. Next heat pan with oil, when heated make small patties and place on pan.
10. Grease with oil and flip as needed.

A great side for lemon rice or curd rice. Sprinkle of lime enhances the taste!!!