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Padavalanga Chemmeen Varutharacha Curry/ Snake Gourd Prawns Curry Padavalanga/ snake gourd is a very common vegetable in Kerala. Padavalanga was always grown in our backyard at home and mom always made different kinds of recipes with snake gourd. It is a healthy vegetable and is used in recipes like aviyal, sambar,theeyal etc. I already posted a parippu recipe and a thoran with snake gourd. Combination of prawns and snake gourd is also super yummy. Try this,you will surely love it. Ingredients Prawns- 250 grams Padavalanga/snake gourd- 1 medium Green chilly-1 Tomato-1 medium Ginger chopped- 1 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Salt to taste To roast and grind Coconut-1 cup  Pearl onions-5-6 Fenugreek seeds - a few Chilly powder-  1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder- 2 tsp mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Pearl onion sliced-1 curry leaves oil   Clean prawns and set aside. Thinly slice shallots and ginger. Gently scrap the snake gourd.Cut lengthwise and r...

Achinga Payar Chemmeen Theeyal Achinga payar or yard beans and prawns is a delicious combo. This is the first time I tasted this theeyal and fell in love with it. I got this recipe from an old Vanitha mazagine in my mother in laws collection and thought I should give it a try.Theeyal is a spicy, tangy coconut and tamarind based based dish and its wonderful aroma comes from roasted coconut. This chemmeen/prawns is a great side dish for rice or pathiri. Ingredients Prawns- 1 lb Yard beans 12-15 beans Pearl onions- 2 cups Coconut-1 cup Ginger- 3 inch thick Green chilly- 2 Chilly powder-  1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder- 2 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp  Fenugreek powder- 1/2 tsp Tamarind- one lemon size mustard seeds- 1/2 curry leaves Salt to taste oil  Clean prawns and set aside. Thinly slice shallots and ginger.Chop yard beans into one inch thick pieces. In a fry pan pour two tbs of oil and fry yard beans till it gets slightly crispy. Add salt t...