Chakka Chemmeen Cutlet or Jackfruit – Prawn Cutlet, a typical Kerala snack, is prepared using jackfruit, a staple food item of Kerala. When cooked prawn is added to mashed tender jackfruit and made into cutlets, they turn into a delicious and crispy non-vegetarian snack that can be served on all occasions, celebrations and parties. Also read: Tapioca-Prawn Cutlet Recipe.

Ingredients for Jackfruit – Prawn Cutlet (Chakka Chemmeen Cutlet):
- Prawns cooked, adding salt and smashed – 2 cups
- Coconut oil – 2 tablespoons
- Onions chopped – 1 cup
Green chillies chopped fine – 1 dessert spoon
Ginger chopped – 1 tsp
Curry leaves chopped – 2 dessert spoons - Pepper crushed – ½ tsp
- Potato boiled and smashed – 1 cup
Raw jackfruit steamed and smashed – 1 cup - Egg – 1
Bread crumbs – As required - Coconut oil – For frying
How to prepare Jackfruit – Prawn Cutlet (Chakka Chemmeen Cutlet)?
- Heat the oil and sauté the ingredients listed as 3.
- Add pepper and sauté again.
- Add smashed prawns, mix well and turn off the flame.
- When it cools, add smashed potato and jackfruit.
- Add extra salt and yellow yolk to the above mix, and mix the contents well.
- Make cutlet shapes and dip in white yolk, followed by bread crumbs.
- Deep fry in hot coconut oil.
Courtesy: Grihalakshmi Magazine, June 1 – 15, 2019
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