Cucur Udang/Prawn Fritters

This is definitely one of my favourite Malaysian snack. Absolutely divine to serve over black tea. Cucur udang aka prawn fritters are made with simple flour batter with loaded assorted crunchy vegetables and topped with succulent prawns. In Malaysia cucur udang can be found in most stalls selling local snacks which is known as "kuih". This one snack can be eaten with peanut sauce,bottled chilly sauce or savoury sauce as shared in below recepi. You may add few other vegetables in the batter such like, purple cabbage,chives and shredded potatoes for variation. t's crispy edges and spongy in the center with crunchy vegetables are simply irresistible.

Ingredients

1 medium sized yellow onion,chopped

1 cup all purpose flour

1/3 cup corn flour

1 carrot, julliened

1/2 cup beans sprout
1 green chilly,jullienned

1/2 cup cabbage,julienned

2 sprigs spring onion,roughly chopped

10-12 prawns,cleaned amd deveined

1/3 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp white pepper powder

1/3 cup water

Salt to taste

Vegetable oil for deep frying

5 shallots,peeled and roughly chopped

4 cloves garlic,peeled
2 candlenuts

For The Sauce

1/4 cup Thai chilly sauce
2 red chillies, chopped
3 tbsp calamansi juice
2 cloves garlic,peeled
1/4 tsp sugar
Salt to taste

Methods

In a blender, blend together shallots,garlic amd candlenuts with water till fine paste.

In a large bowl, add carrot,cabbage,yellow onion,spring onion,green chilly and bean sprouts. Seasom with salt,turmeri powder and pepper

Add all purpose flour and corn flour. Add the candlenut paste and water. Mix well to combine

Heat oil in a wok for deep frying

Using a laddle, scoop up the batter and place a prawn on the top. Carefully, plop the laddle directly to the hot oil. Repeat the process with the remaining batter

Fry the fritters in batches of 4 -5 at a timr and do not overcrowd the frying wok to maintain the temperature of the oil

Cook on both sides till golden and the edges are crispy for about 8-10 minutes

Transfer the fritters onto a plate lined with kitchen towel to remove excess oil

For The Sauce

Blend together ted chillies,sugar,salt and calamansi juice

Add the mixture into Thai chilly sauce and mix to combined

Pour into a sauce plate.

Serve the prawn fritters hot with sauce