Sungatache Bhaje

Name: Sungatache Bhaje
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 7 ounces (200 grams) shrimp, peeled and deveined; ¼ cup (50 ml) vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons fine rawa/suji (semolina flour); 1 teaspoon red chile powder; 3 tablespoons maida (refined flour) or pastry flour; 1 teaspoon table salt; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; ½-inch (1-cm) piece fresh ginger, chopped

Crisp shrimp patties

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

My wife, Alyona, loves pulao with shrimp, and the kids adore fried shrimp, so there is always something interesting happening with shrimp in our kitchen. And here is an example of just that: wonderfully spiced and crisp shrimp patties.

Ingredients

7 ounces (200 grams) shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 cloves

Asia
India
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the shrimp well under running water and pat dry with an absorbent cloth so that all the excess moisture is removed.
Put the shrimp in a bowl. Add the garlic, ginger, turmeric, salt, chile powder, maida, and semolina, and combine well.
Place a nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil. When small bubbles appear at the bottom of th