Ingredients for Chemmeen Chukka:
1. Prawns -1/2 kg
2. Chilli powder – 1 small spoon
Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
Salt – As required
3. Coconut oil – For frying
4. Onions – ½ kg sliced
Tomato – big 3, sliced
Ginger – 1 piece crushed
Garlic – 1 piece crushed
Coriander leaves – 1 stem
Mint leaves – 2 stems
Curry leaves – 10 stems
Green chillies – 5, split into two
5. Red chilli powder – 2 big spoons
Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
How to prepare Chemmeen Chukka?
1. Clean prawns and and remove its waste. Wash well.
2. Marinate prawns with ingredients no: 2.
3. Allow it to rest for half an hour.
4. Heat oil in a pan and fry prawns. You need to half-cook only.
5. Drain prawns from oil.
6. In the remaining oil, sauté ingredients no: 4 till onions turn golden brown colour.
7. Add ingredients no: 5 to it and mix well.
8. Add half-cooked prawns to it, mix well and cook in low flame with lid closed.
Note: You can also add scrapped coconut to this prawn dish to make it tastier.
Source: Vanitha Magazine August 15-31 2017
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