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Chemmeen Ethakka Curry




Chemmeen Ethakka Curry

Today's recipe is a combination of prawns and raw plantain and is a home style recipe. It is an absolute comfort food. We Keralites tend to use a lot of plantains, but believe me this combination of prawns and plantains is awesome. If you have dried prawns then go for it. This is a very simple curry,delicious and goes well with rice

Ingredients
Ethakka -2 medium sized
Prawns - 1 cup
Shallots- 5
Tomatoes- 2
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Tamarind- one lemon size
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut- 1 cup
Green chillies-3
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves a few

Clean prawns and set aside.Peel and chop plantains into 2 inch thin slices 
Make a fine paste of coconut, chilly powder, shallots and ginger.
Cook plantains along with tomatoes, turmeric, green chilly,little coconut oil and salt. When it is almost cooked add prawns and tamarind pulp and cook for another three to four minute. Add the coconut paste and simmer for two more minute in medium flame. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. When they splutter add curry leaves and dry chilly and fry. Pour this over the curry and mix..serve with rice.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy

Comments

  1. Delicious curry n a healthy combo.. Thanx for sharing this recipe !!

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  2. this combo is very new to me dear, looks lovely and delicious. i tried ur Pan roasted prawns few days back and it came out awesome :)

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  3. Adipoli curry Suja, kayaum chemmenum, nalla combo.

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  4. Slurp, super inviting curry..makes me hungry..

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  5. looks very creamy and yummy...never tried this combo..

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  6. delicious looking combination looks wonderful

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  7. Suja,this is such a fantastic combination,and nothing beats the comfort food from your native place.Loved the color...makes me so hungry mmm.mmm

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  8. delicious curry ..... glad to follow u ......

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  9. Lovely looking and inviting prawn curry. Excellent preparation.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  10. Prawn curry looks delicious... thanks for sharing...

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  11. Perhaps my fav recipe when it comes to prawns..This brings back lots of memories Suja.I can smell it.Thanks.

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  12. yuuummmyyyy yummmm.. this combination is new to me :)... will definitely keep this one in my mind :)

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  13. never tried this combination..looks yummy...

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  14. Mouthwatering and tasty. Wish I can taste them now....

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  15. Its lunch time and this curry is making me hungry..Yummm..Never heard of this before. Lovely!

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  16. Prawn curry looks creamy and yummyy...

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  17. It sounds like such a comfort food ~ nice homey recipe :)
    USMasala

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  18. Interesting recipe for me, never cooked with banana and coconut, it tastes wonderful. Hugs Marimi.

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  19. Curry looks so nice and creamy...

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  20. Wonderful combo. The pictures are verymuch appealing.

    Cheers,
    Uma

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  21. New combo for me suja, sounds like a very exotic curry. Love the pics.

    San

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  22. Slurp, super inviting curry..makes me hungry..

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  23. à´•ൊà´¤ിà´ª്à´ªിà´•്à´•à´²്à´²േ :)

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  24. im drooling here..mmm...perfect with rice...

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  25. Suja,
    Combo looks delicious and curry looks so inviting ..hugs and smiles

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  26. thats one great combo...chemmeen and ethakka...loved it..

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  27. very tempting and yummy...ente fav curry aanu

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  28. Delicious curry!! We have this in our drafts, the recipe is a little difft though..Njangal kudampuliyannu cherkkaru..

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