Unakka Chemmeen - Ambazhanga Chammanthi / Dried Prawns - Hog Plums Chutney

Ingredients:

3-4 ambazhanga / hog plums

1/2 cup dried prawns / unakka chemmeen

1 cup grated coconut

5-7 dry red chillies, adjust to your spice level

4 shallots

3-4 curry leaves

salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Chop hog plums into small pieces and keep it aside.
2. Heat a pan and dry roast cleaned dried prawns along with dry red chillies for 3-4 minutes on low flame.
3. In a blender, add the roasted dry red chillies, dried prawns, chopped hog plums, grated coconut, shallots, curry leaves and salt and grind together into a coarse mixture.
4. Shape the ground mixture to a ball and serve with rice or kanji...