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Easy Pacha Chemmeen Achar

There are lots of different varieties of prawns recipes. Have you ever tried this prawns aachar? Pacha chemmeen achar is a famous Kerala pickle prepared with prawns. This would be the best options as a side dish with boiled rice.

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

250 g Cleaned and washed Pachha Chemmeen Prawns
2 Tspns Crushed Garlic
1 Tspn Pepper powder
8 - Vertically chopped Green Chilli
2 Tspns Chopped Ginger
10 – Cleaned Garlics
1 Tspn Asafoetida Powder
4 Tspns Red Chilli Powder
Salt, to taste
1 Tspn Turmeric Powder
5 – Vinegar
½ cup Coconut/Refined Oil

Preparation

Step 1
Get the cleaned and washed Pachha Chemmeen (Prawns) pieces in a plate/bowl. Add Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Salt into this Chemmeen and mix it well and keep it separately for about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Heat about one cup of water and add the Vinegar into this hot water and set aside.
Step 3
Heat the oil in a Cheenachatty and fry the masala coated Chemmeen pieces in this hot Oil for about 5 – 8 minutes.
Step 4
When the Chemmeen pieces are fried properly, take them out from the Oil and set aside.
Step 5
Again heat some Oil and add the Garlics, Green Chilli pieces and Ginger pieces, into the hot Oil and stir the Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 6
When colour of the Garlics, Green Chilli pieces and Ginger pieces turns into golden, add the crushed Garlics, Pepper powder, Red Chilli powder, Asafoetida power, fried Chemmeen and required quantity of Salt and stir it further.
Step 7
After about 2 - 3 minutes, add the Vinegar mixed water also into this mix and stir it further and boil the mix for about five minutes.
Step 8
Pachha Cheemmeen (Prawns) Achhaar is ready. This Achhaar can serve along with Dosa/Chappathi/Parotta/cooked Rice etc. It is advised to keep this Achhaar in an air tight container.

Tip

The jar must be completely dry and the spoon must be clean every time you take from it. Any moisture introduces bacteria and spoils the pickle.

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Easy Pacha Chemmeen Achar

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

250 g Cleaned and washed Pachha Chemmeen Prawns
2 Tspns Crushed Garlic
1 Tspn Pepper powder
8 - Vertically chopped Green Chilli
2 Tspns Chopped Ginger
10 – Cleaned Garlics
1 Tspn Asafoetida Powder
4 Tspns Red Chilli Powder
Salt, to taste
1 Tspn Turmeric Powder
5 – Vinegar
½ cup Coconut/Refined Oil

Preparation

Step 1
Get the cleaned and washed Pachha Chemmeen (Prawns) pieces in a plate/bowl. Add Red Chilli powder, Turmeric powder and Salt into this Chemmeen and mix it well and keep it separately for about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Heat about one cup of water and add the Vinegar into this hot water and set aside.
Step 3
Heat the oil in a Cheenachatty and fry the masala coated Chemmeen pieces in this hot Oil for about 5 – 8 minutes.
Step 4
When the Chemmeen pieces are fried properly, take them out from the Oil and set aside.
Step 5
Again heat some Oil and add the Garlics, Green Chilli pieces and Ginger pieces, into the hot Oil and stir the Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 6
When colour of the Garlics, Green Chilli pieces and Ginger pieces turns into golden, add the crushed Garlics, Pepper powder, Red Chilli powder, Asafoetida power, fried Chemmeen and required quantity of Salt and stir it further.
Step 7
After about 2 - 3 minutes, add the Vinegar mixed water also into this mix and stir it further and boil the mix for about five minutes.
Step 8
Pachha Cheemmeen (Prawns) Achhaar is ready. This Achhaar can serve along with Dosa/Chappathi/Parotta/cooked Rice etc. It is advised to keep this Achhaar in an air tight container.