Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Kuttanadan Chemmeen Roast



Today I am sharing the recipe of Kuttanadan chemmeen roast / Kuttanadan konju ularthu / Kerala konju roast.

Ingredients

Prawns / Shrimp ~ 500 gram
Sliced Shallots / Kochu ulli ~ 1 1/2 - 2 cups ( Note: For the sake of convenience, you can even use chopped onions )
Green chillies ~ 4 nos
Chopped ginger and garlic ~ 1 1/2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilly powder / Charadan mulaku podi ~ 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder ~ 1 tsp
Home made garam masala ~ 1/2 tbsp
Kodampuli / Fish Tamarind ~ 2 small pieces
Grated coconut ~ 3/4 cup
Curry leaves ~ 2-3 stems
Salt to taste 
Mustard seeds / Kaduku ~ 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil ~ 3 - 4 tbsp

For making garam masala : Grind 2 cardamoms, 2 cloves, 1 small cinnamon stick, 1/2 tsp peppercorns and 1/4 tsp fennel seed. 

Method

  • First wash the kodampuli nicely and then soak it in 1/2 cup of water for about 15-20 minutes. Then marinate the cleaned prawns with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice and salt and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
  • Then heat little oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, when it crackles, add sliced shallots, chopped green chilies, ginger, garlic, half of curry leaves and then saute till onions become soft. Then lower the flame and add red chilli powder and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and fry till the raw smell of the powder go. 
  • Then add garam masala along with prawns, soaked kodampuli and 1/4 cup of water and cook covered in low flame for about 10-15 minutes. Then cook uncovered till all the water in it gets evaporated and the prawns become almost dry. Then add grated coconut along with remaining curry leaves and mix it nicely. Finally add 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp tbsp of oil and roast the prawns for another 5-10 minutes and remove from the flame.
Enjoy with rice.


Cheers!

33 comments:

Julie said...

Yummy chemmeen roast..liked the spice mix and clicks!!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Super...Inganne kothipikan padilla....wish I was your neighbor...

Unknown said...

shrimp roast looks very inviting and delicious!...can eat the whole bowl as a snack! :)

Sobha Shyam said...

wow..looks super delicious..just yummy!!

Swathi said...

Chemeen roast adipoli. veggie aya ennikum vayil vallam varunnum.

Chitra said...

what to say as usual WOOW.... great tempting dish looks very colourfull..nice pics too..

Sravs said...

shrimp roast looks very tempting and lovely color !!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Brilliant ! Deliciously mouthwatering roast dear. Already drooling over it.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Plateful said...

Love any shrimp/prawn preparation. This is one of our family favorites. The pictures are a beauty!

Kurinji said...

Yummy and tempting roast.
Kurinjikathambam

Muraligeetham said...

wow!!! serikum kothivarunnundetto:) aa kudampulide flavour ivide ethunnu....

Nandinis food said...

The roast is hot and delectable! Awesome with some white rice!

Sunanda said...

Curry looks spicy and yummy.. Prawns are always my favorite..

Sunanda's Kitchen

Mélange said...

entammo..kothippichu konnu.super duper Jisha..A very committed recipe with nice clicks ! No one can go from here..the aroma wafting around.

Priya Suresh said...

Chemmeen roast looks simply out of the world, very much tempting..

Irene said...

Nice spicy looking shrimp. Making my mouth water :)

Saranya said...

Hey..Jisha you are always Making mouthwatering recipe..I cant control...so tempting..
Saranya
http://foodandtaste.blogspot.com/

SpicyWorld said...

i like chemmen very much...i tried it yesterday,,it was awsome....

Nitha said...

Simply delicious...

Suja Manoj said...

Absolutely delicious and drool worthy..nice recipe ill surely try this.

cook from doha said...

yummy roast.......irresistable....

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Mmmm....irresistable n inviting..
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My Kitchen Antics said...

u are seriously making me drool girl..prawn is the only seafood i actually don mind

Ushnish Ghosh said...

Dear Jisha
Very nice recipe. I like the Garam masala with Fennel touch.
Will try this soon.
have a nice weekend

Shabs.. said...

Kandittu vaayil ninnu vellam varunnu:)nice picture and recipe dear...

saranya said...

excellent recipe...love ur blog....thanx for sharing.....

JishasKitchen said...

thanks a lot saranya....very happy to hear from you....:)

sinijacob said...

tried this today...delicious..

sini said...

tried this today...my mom cooks the same..delicious

JishasKitchen said...

@sini - Happy to hear that Sini......:)

Neets said...

Hi Jisha,

This is the first time I've come to your blog..and am glad you did! Great pics, feel like eating right out of the computer! I've posted a prawn roast recipe on my blog too. Do chk it out n let me know your thoughts!

narudu@ IISc said...

made it today..tasted awesome..thanx a lot Jisha checheeee :-)

JishasKitchen said...

narudu@ IISc - very happy to hear that...Thank you so much...:)

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