Prawn Rissois or Rissois de Camarao are delicious Goan shrimp pattice which serve as yummy appetizers. They have a creamy cheesy filling of prawns which make them irresistible.
Ingredients
For stuffing:
Butter: 4 tbsp
Onion: 1 large finely chopped
Garlic paste: 1 tsp
Green chilies: 2 small finely chopped
Prawns: 1 and ½ cup deveined, shelled and finely chopped
Pepper powder: ½ tsp
Salt: to taste
All purpose flour: 4 tbsp
Milk: 1 cup
Cheddar cheese: ¼ cup
For dough:
Water: 2 cups
All purpose flour: 2 cups
Butter: 3 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
For making rissois:
Eggs: 2 eggs beated
Breadcrumbs: 1 cup
Oil: to deep fry
Instructions
Heat 2 tbsp butter in a pan. Add the chopped onion and saute till translucent.
Add garlic paste and green chilies and saute till raw smell of garlic goes away.
Add the prawns, salt and pepper powder and mix well.
Cook till the prawns get cooked and the moisture evaporates. Keep aside.
In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp of butter.
Add maida and stir fry for 1 -2 minutes.
Add the milk and cook till the sauce thickens.
Add the prawn mixture from step 4 and cheese and mix well.
Keep aside to cool
Boil 2 cups of water, butter and salt together in a pan.
Lower the heat and add maida. Stir and mix till the flour comes together into a ball
On a flat surface sprinkle some flour. Put the dough from the previous step on this surface and knead well to make a smooth dough.
Divide the dough into smaller balls.
Take each ball and roll it out into a thin disc (1/8″ thick). Using a round cookie cutter (around 3.5 to 4 inches diameter), cut small circles.
Put 1 tsp of the prawn mixture on each circle. Fold over to form a semi-circle.
Dip each rissois in the beaten egg and then roll it in breadcrumbs
Heat the oil in a kadai on medium heat.
Deep fry the rissois in the oil till golden brown.
Recipe by YourHungerStop at https://www.yourhungerstop.com/prawn-rissois/