Coconut Dry Shrimps
Fresh prawn cooked the Kerala way — with coconut, curry leaves, and a tartness that comes from kudampuli or tamarind. Coastal Kerala cooking at its simplest and best.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 250 g Shrimps
- 1 tbsp Onion paste
- 1 tbsp Chilly paste
- 1 tbsp Garlic paste
- 11/2 tbsp Red chilly sauce
- 1 tbsp Lime juice
- 1/2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1 tsp Ginger — minced
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
- 2 nos Green chillies — sliced
- 1/2 cup Curry leaves
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing coconut dry shrimps, marinate shrimps with onion paste, chilly paste, chilly sauce, lime juice, garlic and salt.
Step 2
Keep it for 30 minutes.
Step 3
Fry the shrimps in oil with masala.
Step 4
In another pan, add little oil. Fry ginger, cumin, green chillies and curry leaves.
Step 5
Add coconut and fry again. Add the fried shrimps in it and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 6
Coconut dry shrimps is ready.
Tip
Seafood cooks in minutes. The single biggest mistake is overcooking — the moment fish turns opaque or prawns curl and go pink, they are done.
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