Chemmeen Kuruma

Ingredients

Prawns - 10-12 no: peeled and cleaned

Onion- 1 sliced 

Shallots -5-6 chopped

Green chilly- 2-3 split lengthwise

Tomato - 1 small ,chopped

Chilly powder- 1 tsp

Coriander powder- 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Cashew nuts- 5-6 

Coriander leaves-optional

Coconut Oil 

Salt

Mustard

Curry leaves 

Method

1. Mix and crush together the onion, shallots, green chillies, Tomato ,1 tsp of coconut oil ,salt and all powders  using hands ('njeraduka ' in malayalam )in a cooking vessel. Add cleaned prawns to this and mix well.Keep marinated for 30 minutes.

2. Add 1/4-1/2 cup of water to this and cook.

3. Meanwhile grind the coconut and cashew nuts together to fine paste.

4. Pour this paste to the cooked prawns ,and allow it to heat for a short time.DO NOT boil .Just heating is required 

5. Add chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat.

6. Heat coconut oil in another pan and splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves .Pour this tempering to the kuruma 

Serve Hot  with chappati, appam etc!!!