Curry Veppila Chemmeen Kuruma (Prawns Kuruma with Curry Leaves)

Ingredients for Curry Veppila Chemmeen Kuruma (Prawns Kuruma with Curry Leaves):

1. Coconut grated – ¼ cup
   Shallots – 1 cup
   Garlic – 10 cloves
   Ginger – 1-inch piece
2. Curry leaves – 3 stems
   Red chillies – 4
3. Coconut oil – 2 big spoons
4. Curry leaves – 1 stem
5. Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 big spoon
   Chilli powder – 1 small spoon
   Turmeric powder – 1/2 small spoon
   Garam masala powder – 1 big spoon
6. Tomato – 1, ground to a smooth paste
7. Salt – As required
8. Prawns – 1 kg, cleaned
9. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
10. Mustard – ½ small spoon
    Green chillies – 3, end split
    Shallots – 5, chopped
11. Coconut grated – 2 big spoons
12. Curry leaves – 1 stem
13. Curry leaves fried and smashed – To decorate

How to prepare Curry Veppila Chemmeen Kuruma (Prawns Kuruma with Curry Leaves)?

1. Heat the pan and fry ingredients no: 1.
2. When the coconut turns golden brown, add the curry leaves and red chillies, then fry again.
3. Turn off the flame and allow it to cool.
4. Make a fine coconut paste of the above ingredients.
5. Heat oil and fry curry leaves.
6. Add ingredients no: 5 and fry again.
7.  Add tomato paste and continue sauting.
8. Add a little water and salt, close the lid and cook in a low flame for 8 minutes.
9.  Add the coconut gravy and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes.
10. Add cleaned prawns, stir the contents well and cook for 3 minutes. Turn off the flame.
11. Heat oil and fry ingredients no: 10.
12.  Add 2 big spoons of coconut and fry till it turns tender brown.
13.  Add curry leaves too, and pour into your prawn curry.
14. Decorate with fried & smashed curry leaves and serve hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, April 1-14, 2023

Note: In the recipe, it’s told that prawns are to be cooked for 3 minutes. I am not sure if the prawns will be cooked in this short time. So, I leave it up to you.

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