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Prawn / Chemmeen Peera Pattichathu
Published on December 03, 2022
Kerala | South Indian Cuisine

Ingredients:
350 gm prawns / chemmeen, cleaned
1 1/2 - 2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
6 shallots, sliced
2 tsp ginger, sliced
1 tsp garlic, chopped
4 green chillies, slit
2 sprig curry leaves
2 kudampuli / gambooge, cut into pieces
1 tbsp coconut oil
salt to taste
Preparation:
- Soak kudampuli in enough water for 15 minutes.
- In a clay pot / pan, add grated coconut, turmeric powder, chilli powder, sliced shallots, ginger, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves and salt and mix / crush well with your hand/ fingers.
- Add cleaned prawns, kudampuli and 1/4 cup of water and mix well.
- Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring in between, until prawns are cooked and almost all water has dried up.
- Add a few curry leaves and coconut oil and mix well.
- Switch off the flame and keep it covered for 10 minutes. Serve with rice...
Prawn / Chemmeen Peera Pattichathu
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Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
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Kerala,South Indian
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Ingredients
- 350 gm prawns / chemmeen, cleaned
- 1 1/2 - 2 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 6 shallots, sliced
- 2 tsp ginger, sliced
- 1 tsp garlic, chopped
- 4 green chillies, slit
- 2 sprig curry leaves
- 2 kudampuli / gambooge, cut into pieces
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- 1Soak kudampuli in enough water for 15 minutes.
- 2In a clay pot / pan, add grated coconut, turmeric powder, chilli powder, sliced shallots, ginger, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves and salt and mix / crush well with your hand/ fingers.
- 3Add cleaned prawns, kudampuli and 1/4 cup of water and mix well.
- 4Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring in between, until prawns are cooked and almost all water has dried up.
- 5Add a few curry leaves and coconut oil and mix well. Switch off the flame and keep it covered for 10 minutes.
- 6Serve with rice...
Description
A traditional Kerala-style dry prawn curry infused with coconut, kudampuli, and aromatic spices.