Name: Chemmeen Achar
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Prawns (medium sized); 3/4 th Garlic; 1/4 th Ginger (sliced); Green Chillies (slit); Gingelly oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd); Chilly powder (As reqd); Vinegar (Little)

Chemmeen Achar

The very mention of Achar is drooling especially Chemmeen Achar. In Kerala, Achar or Pickle accompanies all meals. Pickles can be prepared from almost all fruits and vegetables. The lip smacking spicy Prawn Pickle or Chemmeen Achar is one such favorite that goes well with any dish. Chemmeen Achar is unique in taste, color and appeal. Chemmeen of small sizes are apt for pickles. You can store Chemmeen Achar for weeks if properly prepared and stored in air tight containers. You can discover a well illustrated Chemmeen Achar dish here.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Prawns medium sized
3/4 th Garlic
1/4 th Ginger sliced
Green Chillies slit
Gingelly oil As reqd
Salt As reqd
Chilly powder As reqd
Vinegar Little

Instructions

For preparing Chemmeen Achar, first marinate the prawns with chilly powder and salt for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
Fry garlic lightly in it and set aside.
Fry ginger in the same oil and keep it aside too.
Fry prawns and keep it aside.
:- You can deep fry it, if you want to keep it for a long time.
Fry some green chillies in the same oil.
Mix together required chilly powder and vinegar to a paste and fry this in the remaining oil.
Add all the above fried ingredients into this and mix well.
Allow Chemmeen Achar to cool.
:- If you want more gravy, add cooled boiled water.
:- Store Chemmeen Achar in bottles.