Chemmeen Thoran (Prawns curry)

Prawns - 250 gms
Onion - 1 small
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Tomato -1 small
Grated coconut - 1/2cup
Pepper Powder -1/4 spoon
Garam masala -1/4 spoon
Salt - As per taste
Cummin Seeds - 2 pinch

Crush the cleaned prawns.Cook the tomatoes ,onion ,ginger and prawns.Add a little salt to it.Crush the coconut ,cummin seeds,turmeric powder and green chillies in a grinder.When the prawns is half cooked add the coconut mixture to it and cook .When it is done add garam masala and pepper powder.When it is done add a little coconut oil and saute for a minute.When it is done remove from flame and serve.

Pacha Kaya Chemmeen Curry (Raw plantain prawns curry)

Chemmeen - 250 gms
Pacha Kaya -1
Onion - 1 small
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 1
Green chilly - 1
Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon
Chilly powder - 1/2 spoon
Turmeric powder -1/4 spoon

Cook the plantain with a little salt ,turmeric powder and water.In another pan heat oil and saute the onoins.When it is done add the crushed ginger,garlic and green chilly.When it is done add garam masala , turmeric powder and chilly powder.Saute for two minutes and when it is done add the prawns and when it is cooked add the plantain and cook for some time .When it is done remove from flame and serve.

Chemmeen Manga Charu (Prawns Mango curry)

Chemmeen - 250kg
Onions -1
Ginger Paste -1/2 teaspoon
Unripe Mango -1/2
Chilly Powder -2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder -1/4 teaspoon
Thick Coconut milk-1/2 cup
Thin Coconut milk -1/2 cup
Salt as per taste
Curry leaves

Method of Preparation
Heat oil in a pan.Put the chopped onions and saute.Now add the curry leaves and ginger paste.Add salt and turmeric powder and chilly powder and saute.Now add the mango pieces and saute for two minutes.Then add the prawns and saute well till it is cooked.When it is done add the thin coconut milk and let the prawns cook in it for two minutes.Then add the thick coconut milk and let it cook for a minute and remove from flame.When it is done remove from flame.Goes well with rice and kappa.

Fish egg roast (Meen Mutta Roast)

Hi ,
Today I like to share with you a simple and tasty fish egg roast recipe. Thanks to my husband who lets me do all the experimenting on him which encourages me to try new recpes each time.

Ingredients (serves 2)
Fish eggs -1/4 kg
Shallots -6
Green Chillies -2
Ginger garlic paste - 2 teaspoon
Chilly powder - 11/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon
Pepper Powder -1/4 teaspoon
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying
Curry leaves

Method of preparation
Marinate fish eggs with chilly powder,salt and turmeric powder and keep for ten minutes.Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds.Then add the chopped onionsand curry leaves.Make a paste of ginger,garlic and green chillies and add to it and saute well.Now add the marinated fish eggs and saute. Add pepper powder and salt and mix well.Cook for ten minutes and stir in between . When it is done remove from flame and serve with rice or chapathi.

Mussels Fry {Kakka erachi Fry}

Mussels Fry {Kakka erachi}

Ingriedients

1.  Mussels cleaned – 1/2 kg 
   
2.  Pepper powder – 1 teaspoon 
   
3.  Chilly Powder – 1 teaspoon 
   
4.  salt – 1 teaspoon 
   
5.  Meat Masala – 1 teaspoon 
   
6.  Garam Masala Powder -1/4 teaspoon 
   
7.  Oil – 2 teaspoon 
   
8.  Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon 
   
9.  Onions – 1/2 
   
10.  Green Chiilies – 2 
    
11.  Curry leaves -1 
    
12.  Ginger – 1
    

Method of Preparation
Take a pan and heat it then add the mussels ,chopped onions,green chillies and ginger.Now add pepper powder ,chilly powder ,garam masala.meat masala turmeric powder and salt and stir well .Now add 1/2 cup of water and cook for 2 minutes.when it is cooked stir on slow flame till all the water gets dried up.
Now heat oil in a pan and fry the cooked mussels.
remove from flame and serve.