Oatmeal Cereal Prawn (Vegetarian version) by Alicia Gan

Ingredients:
15 pcs small size vegetarian prawns

Tempura paste:
3 tbsp plain flour
3 tbsp corn flour
1 tsp of salt & pepper
1 egg, beaten
1 small cup of water

Method:

1. Mix the corn flour and plain flour together, add salt and pepper and slowly add in beaten egg. Start mixing and add water to the flour mixture. Watch out for lumps and mix it till it’s smooth and creamy.

2. Prepare the wok and wait for oil to heat up. Dip the thawed vegetarian prawns into the flour mixture and drip it well before putting it into the wok. Fry them to golden brown.

3. Next, we start preparing the oatmeal cereal mixture. You will need:

3-5 tablespoon of oatmeal cereal
1 small chilli padi sliced (optional)
2 stalks of curry leaves
1 - 2 tsp of sugar
1 - 2 tsp of margarine

4. Heat the wok and add margarine & curry leaves and fry it till it’s crispy and the kitchen is filled with a wonderful aroma. Add the sliced chilli padi and put fried tempura prawns into the wok. Pour oatmeal in batches and keep frying.

5. Fry and stir well and when the oatmeal turn slightly brown or crispy. Add sugar and continue frying all the mixture for the taste to come together. Served hot and crispy.