Cereal Butter Prawns

Name: Cereal Butter Prawns
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ¾ cup Nestum cereal (original flavour); ½ tsp salt; 1½ tsp sugar; 1½ tbsp milk powder; 8 medium size prawns (300 g – trim, devein, wash, dry thoroughly); 1 tsp salt; ½ egg (beaten); 1½ tbsp plain flour; corn oil for deep-frying; 30 g unsalted butter; 6-10 sprigs curry leaves (rinse, dry with paper towels, discard stalks); 1 bird's eye chilli (thinly sliced)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Prawns are deep-fried, then tossed with a cereal mix that's crispy, spicy and incredibly aromatic. The aroma comes from Nestum cereal, curry leaves, milk powder and butter.

Updated at: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:48:08 GMT