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Kerala Prawn Curry
A very rich dish made of prawns and fried coconut. This Chemmeen Theeyal is very delicious also.
Ingredients
Raw Prawns - 500 g
Vinegar - 4 tbspn
Large dry Red Chillies - 4
Desicated Coconut - 6 tbspn
Mustard Seeds - 1 tspn
Large Onion Sliced - 1
Vegetable Oil - 4 tbspn
Curry Leaves - 10
Fresh Ginger crushed - 2 inch
Garlic crushed - 2 cloves
Turmeric Powder - 1 tspn
Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Tomatoes chopped - 2
Hot Water - 125 ml
Salt - to taste
Coriander Leaves to garnish (optional)
Method
Shell the prawns and de-vein them by lightly slitting back. Rub them with a little salt and 2 tspn of Vinegar and keep aside.
Dry Roast the chillies, coconut, mustard seeds, onion and blend them to a fine paste to make a masala.
Heat Oil in a pan and fry the curry leaves. Reduce heat and add the ginger and garlic and fry for a few minutes until the raw smell appears.
Add the turmeric powder, ground coriander, chilli powder and the masala.
Stir-fry until oil seperates. Add the tomatoes, salt to taste and the hot water.
Bring to boil and allow to Simmer for 5 minutes.
Drain the prawns, add them to the gravy and mix well. Add the remaining vinegar when the prawns begins to cook and turn pinky orange color.
Cook for a further two minutes. Do not over cook the prawns as they becomes hard.