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Vendakka - Unakka Chemmeen / Okra - Dried Prawns Thoran
Published on May 20, 2017
Kerala Cuisine

Ingredients:
15 vendakka/ okra
1/2 cup dried prawns, cleaned
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 1/2 -2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 cup grated coconut
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
salt to taste
1 1/2 tbsp oil
Preparation:
- Wash and chop okra into small pieces.
- In a pan, add cleaned dried prawns and dry roast it for few minutes and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add crushed garlic, chopped onion and curry leaves and saute till it turn light brown.
- Add chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add chopped okra and salt to this and saute for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.
- Add dried prawns and mix well and cook covered on low flame till done, stirring occasionally.
- Then add the grated coconut, mix well and cook covered for 2-3 minutes on low-medium flame. Remove from flame and serve with rice...