Singapore Cereal Prawns recipe | Marion's Kitchen

Name: Singapore Cereal Prawns recipe | Marion's Kitchen
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 2 ½ tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 ½ tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 1 egg; 1 cup original Nestum cereal; 3 tsp caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tbsp milk powder; 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled; vegetable oil, for shallow frying; 600g (1lb 5oz) peeled king prawns, deveined; 100g (3.5 oz) butter; 6 red birdseye chillies, thinly sliced (or to taste); 8 sprigs curry leaves, leaves removed; salt, to taste; ground white pepper, to taste

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Invented in Singapore zi char restaurants, this seafood dish is rather special. Rich, sweet, savoury and crunchy, cereal prawns are the perfect share plate.

Updated at: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:34:46 GMT