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.

Jackfruit Prawn Cutlet

Ingredients for Jackfruit – Prawn Cutlet (Chakka Chemmeen Cutlet):

  1. Prawns cooked, adding salt and smashed – 2 cups
  2. Coconut oil – 2 tablespoons
  3.  Onions chopped – 1 cup
    Green chillies chopped fine – 1 dessert spoon
    Ginger chopped – 1 tsp
    Curry leaves chopped – 2 dessert spoons
  4. Pepper crushed – ½ tsp
  5. Potato boiled and smashed – 1 cup
    Raw jackfruit steamed and smashed – 1 cup
  6. Egg – 1
    Bread crumbs – As required
  7. Coconut oil – For frying

How to prepare Jackfruit – Prawn Cutlet (Chakka Chemmeen Cutlet)?

  1. Heat the oil and sauté the ingredients listed as 3.
  2. Add pepper and sauté again.
  3. Add smashed prawns, mix well and turn off the flame.
  4. When it cools, add smashed potato and jackfruit.
  5. Add extra salt and yellow yolk to the above mix, and mix the contents well.
  6. Make cutlet shapes and dip in white yolk, followed by bread crumbs.
  7. Deep fry in hot coconut oil.

Courtesy: Grihalakshmi Magazine, June 1 – 15, 2019 

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