Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Chemmeen varutharachathu/ chemmeen theeyal




Requisites:-


Shrimp peeled and cleaned- 1 lb/500gm
Tomato sliced-1
Garlic sliced-3 cloves if big
Ginger sliced thin and long of 1 inch cube
Turmeric-1/2 tspn
Chilly pwdr- 1 tblspn
Coriander pwdr-1 tblspn
Ground Roasted coconut- 3 tblspn
Tamarind juice-1/2 cup made out of 1 heaped tblspn
Salt to taste
Water to cook




Oil-1 tblspn
Shallots sliced-10
Curry leaves a sprig




Directions:-
  • Cook shrimp with tomato, tamarind juice, dry spices and salt in it with 2 cups of water. This may take around 10 min.
  • Now add the roasted coconut and simmer for another 10min. Then keep aside.
  • Now heat oil in a pan and saute the sliced shallots and curry leaves. Let the shallots slowly loose its moisture and dry to turn slightly dark. This immerses an immense flavor to the oil.
  • Now add the oil to the curry and stir well while serving.
  • DONE.
BON APPETITE :)

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