Unakka Chemmeen (dried Prawns) Chutney Powder

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• Cleaned (by removing the head and tail portion), Dried Prawns
• 2 cup Coconut — grated
• 10 nos Curry Leaves
• 25 g Redgram Dal Tuvara Parippu
• 25 g Blackgram Dal Uzhunnumparippu
• 6 nos Red Chillies
• Salt, to taste
• ½ Tspn Asafoetida Powder
• 15 g Seedless Tamarind

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Heat the Frying Pan/Cheenachatty and roast the Prawns and keep the roasted Prawns aside to cool.

2. Step 2

   Roast the Redgram Dhal and Blackgram Dhal together and keep the roasted Dhals also aside to cool.

3. Step 3

   Heat the Red Chillies also and keep them aside.

4. Step 4

   Roast the Grated Coconut in medium flame.

5. Step 5

   When the colour of the grated Coconut turns into golden, add the Curry leaves and stir the Stir everything together thoroughly and set aside to cool.

6. Step 6

   Then mix all above mentioned roasted ingredients together, add required quantity of Salt, Asafoetida Powder, Seedless Tamarind and grind them in a mixer grinder (absolutely without water). Unakka Chemmeen Chutney Powder is ready. This can be used as side dish for the cooked rice/Dosa/boiled Tapioca etc. If this Chutney Powder is stored in an air tight container properly, it can use for more than a month time.