Prawn Tempura in Pita Pockets This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel By Sanjeev Kapoor 23 Aug 2016 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Prawns , Rice flour Cuisine Fusion Course Snacks and Starters Prep Time 26-30 minutes Cook time 11-15 minutes Serve 4 Taste Mild Level of Cooking Moderate Others Non Veg Advertisment Ingredients list for Prawn Tempura in Pita Pockets 18-20 Prawns cleaned and deveined 4 tablespoons Rice flour 4 tablespoons Cornflour to taste Salt 1 teaspoon Crushed black peppercorns 2 tbsps + teaspoons Molaga podi powder 1 1/2 cups Drinking soda 2 Pita breads 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste 2 Green chillies chopped 16-18 Curry leaves 1 tsp + for deep-frying Oil 5-6 Iceberg lettuce leaves 3 tablespoons Mayonnaise Juice of ½ lemon 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds Method Advertisment Take prawns in a bowl. Add ginger-garlic paste, ¼ tsp crushed peppercorns, green chillies, salt, 6-7 chopped curry leaves, 1 tbsp molaga podi powder and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes. To make tempura batter, combine rice flour, cornflour, salt, ¼ tsp crushed peppercorns, 2 tsps molaga podi powder and drinking soda in a bowl. Whisk well into a smooth batter. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Dip marinated prawns in the batter and deep-fry in hot oil till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. Cut pita breads into halves and slit to make pockets. Finely shred lettuce leaves and place in a bowl. Add salt, remaining crushed peppercorns, 1 tsp molaga podi powder, 1 tbsp mayonnaise and lemon juice and mix well. Heat 1 tsp oil in a non-stick pan. Add mustard seeds and let them crackle. Add remaining curry leaves and 1 tbsp molaga podi powder, mix and add some of the tempering to the remaining mayonnaise. Mix well. Spread the tempered mayonnaise inside pita pockets. Place some lettuce mixture and stuff with 2-3 fried prawns. Place prepared pita pockets on a serving plate. Spread some tempered mayonnaise on the sides and drizzle remaining tempering on top. Sprinkle 1 tsp molaga podi powder on top and serve immediately. Nutrition Info Calories 987 kcal Carbohydrates 94.5 gm Protein 56.3 gm Fat 42.1 gm #Crushed black peppercorns #Curry leaves #Drinking soda #Ginger-garlic paste #Green chillies #Iceberg lettuce leaves #Mayonnaise #Mustard seeds #Oil #Pita breads #Rice flour #Salt Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article