Malaysia

Cucur Udang

Name: Cucur Udang
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 200 g Prawns; 150 g Wheat flour; some of each Bean sprouts & chives; some of each Turmeric & baking powder; as needed Water & salt; plenty Oil for frying

Malay crispy prawn fritters

Cucur udang are Malay prawn fritters in which whole prawns are fried in a spiced batter.

Crisp and golden, they are served as a snack or with tea alongside a spicy chili sauce.

Servings4

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Prawns200 g
Wheat flour150 g
Bean sprouts & chivessome of each
Turmeric & baking powdersome of each
Water & saltas needed
Oil for fryingplenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk flour with turmeric, baking powder, water and salt into a batter.
Mix in bean sprouts and chives.
Spoon the batter into hot oil in portions.
Press a prawn onto each fritter.
Fry crisp and golden, serve with chili sauce.

Make it original

Spices for cucur udang are in the Asia Boutique.

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