Prawn are fried and then tossed in cereal mix made of Nestum Cereal, milk powder, sugar, and aromatic curry leaves all stir-fried in butter! Yes, trying not to get addicted is almost impossible
You can use prawns with or without the heads. My kids actually prefer them without the shells too. So sometimes I made these without the shells too
Gently run a knife at the back of the prawns to slit open and remove the vein. Use kitchen scissors to trim off the antenna. Keep the rest of the shells and heads if you choose to. Pat the prawn really dry with absorbent paper towel
Add salt and egg white to the prawns and toss to combine. Sprinkle in the flour and mix to coat the prawns
Preheat some oil for deep-frying in a deep pot, enough to submerge the prawns in the oil. Deep-fry the prawns until pink, golden and crunchy. Be careful not to overcook the prawn. Place on top of paper towel to drain off excess oil
Making the cereal mixture:
In a bowl, combine the Nestum cereal, sugar, salt, chicken powder/chicken bouillon (mashed/crushed) and milk powder. Whisk to mix everything. In another skillet, melt the butter. Add the chili and curry leaves and stir-fry until fragrant. The curry leaves will crisp up too. Add cereal mixture and continue to stir-fry until light golden brown. Take care not to burn it as there's sugar Add the prawns to the mixture and stir everything to combine. Have a taste of the cereal mixture and adjust by adding more salt and/or sugar to your liking. It should be salty, buttery and slightly sweet
Dish out to serving platter and serve immediately with rice as part of multi-course meal
Notes
If you really can't find Nestum cereal, try it with regular uncooked oats. It works really well too. You just need to stir fry the oats a bit longer to get it to crisp up, but my family loves it with oats too before I got a hold of Nestum cereal