It was my first time to try curry leaves and wow they taste good. I was chowing down the roasted curry leaves like peanuts =) FYI, curry leaves are not at all the same as the curry powder that we use to make chicken/beef curry. These are leaves from the curry tree. They look like bay leaves and are available fresh and dried. (Found curry leaves in the fresh herb section of Rustan's).
We had a lot of fresh frozen tiger prawns and Nestum from Zamboanga. So I guess I was just lucky, can't find Nestum here in Manila.
Found a lot of versions for this recipe so I combined 3 different recipes and made my own version
Here it is
Ingredients:
1/2 K prawns
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 egg lightly whisked
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp corn flour
1 Tbsp milk powder
2 Tbsp butter
2 salted egg yolks, mashed
3 red chilies, sliced thinly
50g curry leaves
50 g Nestum Cereal or Nesvita
1. Peel the body of the prawns, butterfly and devein, leaving the heads and tails. Season prawns with salt and pepper.
2. In a bowl, combine flours and milk powder, set aside. In another bowl, lightly whisk the egg.
3. Coat prawns with egg then dredge it in the milk and flour mixture. Pan fry then set aside when cooked.
4. Melt butter in a wok. Add the mashed egg yolks. Saute for a 30 seconds.
5. Add curry leaves, chilies and saute until you can smell the aroma of the curry leaves.
6. Add the Nestum, saute and mix very well until Nestum changes its color and has a crunchy texture. Make sure not to burn it as they burn really fast.
7. Toss back the prawns in and combine well with the cereal. Remove from heat and serve while it's hot.
Enjoy
