Prawns Theeyal(Chemmeen Theeyal)

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Description:

Theeyal will go really good with Rice. We can add vegetables like Brinjal, BitterGourd etc with Theeyal. Here is my recipe for chemmeen Theeyal.

Ingredients:

1. Shredded Coconut - 1/2 cup

2. Chopped Shallots - 1 cup

3. Prawns (You can use fresh prawns but for this recipe I  used dried Prawns)

4. Dry red chili - 3

5. Mustartd

6. Chili powder - 1tsp

7. Corinder powder - 2 tsp

8. Cumin seed/powder - 1tspn

9. Curry leaves

10. Turmeric powder- 1/2tspn

11. Tamarind paste
12. Oil

13. Salt to taste

Procedure:

Dry roast the shredded coconut until it starts to change colour. Immediately add  Chili powder, Corainder powder, Turmeric powder and Cumin powder, and sir continousy .Turn off the stove to let it cool down. Once it cools down, grind this and make it into a very fine paste. Don`t add too much water while grinding. Heat 1 tsp of oil and roast  the  prawns for some 2-3 minutes. Leave it aside to cool down. Next step is to saute the chopped shallots. Saute till the Onions becomes  transparent. After that add the coconut paste we have made. Mix well and keep the stove on medium heat. Add the tamarind paste also to this and little water. Add salt as per required. Now simmer the stove and bring the Theeyal to boil . When it slowly starts to boil add the small Prawns. Allow the Theeyal to boil for few minutes, then turn off the stove. Theeyal is ready, but not ready to be served.

Final step, seasoning. Take 1 tsp of oil, splutter mustard and add curry leaves, dry red chilli, and small slices of Shallots(optional). Pour this over the Theeyal. Now the Theeyal is perfectly ready to be served.