Unakka Chemeen/ Dry Prawns Roast

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Unakka Chemeen/ Dry Prawns Roast

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :5 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 25 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • Dry roasted prawns: 2 cups


  • Onions: 1 large sliced


  • Tomato: 1 large chopped


  • Green chillies: 2 slit


  • Ginger: 1 small piece crushed


  • Garlic: 5 to 6 cloved crushed


  • Mustard Seed: 1/2 tsp


  • Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp


  • Kashmiri chilli powder: 2 tsp


  • Black pepper powder: 1 tsp


  • Coriander powder: 1 tsp


  • Salt: 1 tsp


  • Curry leaves: 1 sprig


  • Coconut oil: 3 tbsp

Directions

  • Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,let it splutter.
  • Add crushed ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. Toss for a minute.
  • Add onions with little salt and saute till it turns soft and translucent.
  • Add chopped tomatoes when onions starts to brown. Cover and cook on low flame for 2 mins till tomatoes turn mushy .
  • Keep the flame low and add all the dry spice powders and mix well. Sprinkle little water and mix so that the masalas get combined well
  • Now add the dry roasted prawns to this and mix well with the masalas.
  • Saute for 2 mins.add 1 tsp coconut oil on top and sprinkle few curry leaves and close it with a lid and switch off the flame.