Chemeen/Prawns Ularthiyathu

Chemeen/Prawns Ularthiyathu is a simple and delicious non-vegetarian sea food dish prepared in Kerala homes. This is my way of preparing this yummy dish with variations in masala and ingredients. Love and enjoy your daily food :)

Ingredients:

Chemeen/Prawns - 250 gms (cleaned and unveined)

Small onions - 15 nos (sliced)

Onions - 1 large (sliced)

Ginger and Garlic paste - ½ tsp each + ½ tsp each

Green chillies - 4 nos (slit into half)

Curry leaves - 2 string

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp + ¼ tsp

Kashmiri Red chilli powder - ½ tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Kudam Puli (kukum) - 2 nos (soaked in warm water with salt)

Fenugreek powder - ½ tsp

Curry leaves - 3 string

Coconut oil - 3 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

- Add cleaned prawns, ½ of ginger garlic paste, green chillies, turmeric powder, curry leaves, puli, salt, water and mix well. Cook till prawns are soft and done (make sure not to over cook the prawns). Once done, strain the water and keep aside.

- Heat oil in a kadai, add fenugreek powder, small onions, ½ of ginger garlic paste, green chillies and fry well till soft and brown.

- Now add the sliced onions and fry well till brown in color.

- Add ¼ tsp turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala powder and fry well till raw smell goes. Check for salt at this stage.

- Now add the prawn mixture and mix well till prawns are well coated in the onion masala. Add 4tbsp of hot water and let cook till water is dried on low flame for another 5 minutes and serve hot.

- Spicy and delicious Chemeen/Prawns Ularth is ready to serve with rice and chapathis.