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Chemmeen Muringa Curry
Published on May 03, 2012
South Indian | Kerala Cuisine

Here, I would like to share a recipe which I have tried frequently over last couple of years. I got this Chemmeen Muringa Curry recipe from one of my dear friend's blog. She is a true inspiration for my cooking experiments. I have been a regular visitor of her blog right from the beginning. Thank You Shaby for being a good friend...
Ingredients:
250 gms large prawns/ Chemmeen
2 drumsticks/ muringa , cut into small pieces
3 small tomatoes, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
2 slit green chillies
3/4 cup grated coconut
1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp fennel seeds
curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
salt
water
oil
Preparation:
- Grind grated coconut with fennel seeds and 1 cup of water. Keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, splutter mustard seeds and then add curry leaves.
- Add onions, tomatoes, green chillies and salt , cover and cook until onion turns translucent and cooked and tomatoes go soft.
- Then add kashmiri chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and prawns and mix well for few minutes until the prawns are well coated in spices.
- Add the drumsticks and about 1 1/2 cup water into this. Cover and cook until the prawns and drumsticks are cooked well.
- When they are cooked, add the ground coconut and boil for a minute. Switch off and serve hot.
Chemmeen Muringa Curry
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Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
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Ingredients
- 250 gms large prawns/ Chemmeen
- 2 drumsticks/ muringa , cut into small pieces
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 3 small tomatoes, chopped
- 2 slit green chillies
- 3/4 cup grated coconut
- 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- curry leaves
- salt
- water
- oil
Instructions
- 1Grind grated coconut with fennel seeds and 1 cup of water. Keep them aside.
- 2Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, splutter mustard seeds and then add curry leaves.
- 3Add onions, tomatoes, green chillies and salt , cover and cook until onion turns translucent and cooked and tomatoes go soft.
- 4Then add kashmiri chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and prawns and mix well for few minutes until the prawns are well coated in spices.
- 5Add the drumsticks and about 1 1/2 cup water into this. Cover and cook until the prawns and drumsticks are cooked well.
- 6When they are cooked, add the ground coconut and boil for a minute. Switch off and serve hot.
Description
A delicious Kerala-style prawn curry cooked with drumsticks, coconut, and aromatic spices.