Tuesday 20 November 2012

Chemeen Murigakkaya and Manga Curry (Shrimps Curry with Drumsticks and Raw mango)

A taste of local flavour from malabar..

Ingredients (Serves 4 to 5 people)

Prawns: 250gms
Drumstick : 2 nos
Raw Mango: 1
Ginger: 1 Small Piece
Green Chilly: 2 - 3
Grated Coconut: 1/2 Cup
Coconut Oil: 2 Table Spoon
Shallots: 4 - 5
Red Chilli Powder: 2 Tea Spoon
Turmeric Powder : 1/4 Tea Spoon
Salt
Water
Curry Leaves

Cooking time: 25 minutes
Method

Cut the mango and drumstick in length wise pieces
Add cleaned prawns, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, curry leaves, salt and required water and cook well
Grind the coconut with ginger and green chilly to a fine paste
Add the ground coconut to the curry and mix well
Once it boils reduce the flame and close and lid and keep on flame  for 5 to 8 minutes
Pour coconut oil to a pan and add the chopped shallots to it, once it becomes brown pour this to the curry
Serve with rice

Note:
The complete combination of this curry needs one more ingredient, jack fruit seeds.  If you have the same you can add that too to the curry
If the raw mango is too sour add only half of it

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