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Main Course

Chemmeen Curry

Cooked low and slow until the masala melds into the gravy, this prawn curry carries the unmistakable warmth of Kerala spices — black pepper, curry leaves, and coconut. Pair it with steaming rice and a crisp pappadam.

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

250 g Prawns Chemmeen
1 nos Onion
1 piece Ginger
2 nos Green chillies
5 nos Garlic pods
1 tbsp Chilly powder
2 tbsp Coriander powder
½ tsp Turmeric powder
Fenugreek powder A pinch (Uluva)
¼ tsp Pepper powder
4 nos Kukum Star Kodampuli
½ cup Oil
½ tsp Mustard seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Clean the prawns very well.
Step 2
Cut onion, ginger, garlic into very small pieces.
Step 3
Warm the oil in a pan.
Step 4
Add mustard seeds and when it allow to crackles, add onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
Step 5
Fry well till onion turns light brown.
Step 6
Add all the other powders and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 7
Add kukum star, salt and 3 cups of water. Close it with a lid and allow it to boil.
Step 8
When it boils, add green chillies and prawns.
Step 9
Cook Chemmeen(Prawns) curry for 15 minutes till it forms a gravy.To make the gravy thick, u can cook for a few minutes without closing the pan.
Step 10
Chemmeen(Prawns) curry is ready.
Step 11
Chemmeen(Prawns) curry is so To go with chapathis.

Tip

The oil separating from the masala is your signal that the base is properly cooked. Do not add the main ingredient before you see those pools of oil on the surface.

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Chemmeen Curry

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

250 g Prawns Chemmeen
1 nos Onion
1 piece Ginger
2 nos Green chillies
5 nos Garlic pods
1 tbsp Chilly powder
2 tbsp Coriander powder
½ tsp Turmeric powder
Fenugreek powder A pinch (Uluva)
¼ tsp Pepper powder
4 nos Kukum Star Kodampuli
½ cup Oil
½ tsp Mustard seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Clean the prawns very well.
Step 2
Cut onion, ginger, garlic into very small pieces.
Step 3
Warm the oil in a pan.
Step 4
Add mustard seeds and when it allow to crackles, add onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
Step 5
Fry well till onion turns light brown.
Step 6
Add all the other powders and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 7
Add kukum star, salt and 3 cups of water. Close it with a lid and allow it to boil.
Step 8
When it boils, add green chillies and prawns.
Step 9
Cook Chemmeen(Prawns) curry for 15 minutes till it forms a gravy.To make the gravy thick, u can cook for a few minutes without closing the pan.
Step 10
Chemmeen(Prawns) curry is ready.
Step 11
Chemmeen(Prawns) curry is so To go with chapathis.

Tip

The oil separating from the masala is your signal that the base is properly cooked. Do not add the main ingredient before you see those pools of oil on the surface.