Chemmeen-Kasuvandi Ularth (Prawns-Cashews Dry Fry)

Ingredients for Chemmeen-Kasuvandi Ularth (Prawns-Cashews Dry Fry):

1. Prawns medium-sized – 1 kg
2. Salt and turmeric powder – As needed
   Pot tamarind – 5 pieces
   Curry leaves – 4 stalks
3. Garlic chopped – 4 small spoons
   Ginger chopped – 4 small spoons
   Green chillies – 4
   Shallots – 150 gm
4. Cashews -100 gm
5. Oil – 50 gm
6. Coconut pieces, sliced thin – 100 gm
7. Chilli powder – 3 small spoons
   Coriander powder – 3 small spoons
   Pepper powder – 1 small spoon
8. Salt – As needed

How to prepare Chemmeen-Kasuvandi Ularth (Prawns-Cashews Dry Fry)?

1. Clean prawns and marinate with ingredients no: 2 and oil.
2. Mix together ingredients no: 3 and crush them together.
3. Soak cashews in lukewarm salt water for 20 minutes.
4. Heat the oil and sauté the crushed ingredients and coconut pieces.
5. When the colour of shallots changes, add ingredients no: 7, soaked cashew nuts, and marinate prawns.
6. Sauté the ingredients for a while, adding sufficient salt.
7. Use low heat and dry fry the ingredients.
8. Decorate the dish with fried curry leaves.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine 2010, May 1-14

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