Name: Kallumakkaya Ularthu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 11/2 lb New Zealand Mussels (It yield me around 13-14 mussells); 1 no Tomato (chopped, medium size); 5 nos Green chillies (slitted lengthwise); 1 no Onion (thinly sliced, large size); 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 1 spring Curry leaves; 1 tsp Lemon Juice; Salt (to taste); 3 tbsp Oil; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Red chilli; 2 1/2 tsp Coriander; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 1 pinch Nutmeg (optional); 1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder

Kallumakkaya Ularthu

Mussels stir fry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

11/2 lb New Zealand Mussels It yield me around 13-14 mussells
1 no Tomato chopped, medium size
5 nos Green chillies slitted lengthwise
1 no Onion thinly sliced, large size
2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
1 spring Curry leaves
1 tsp Lemon Juice
Salt to taste
3 tbsp Oil

Powders:

1/2 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Red chilli
2 1/2 tsp Coriander
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 pinch Nutmeg optional
1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder

Instructions

Clean Mussels (fresh/good ones are tightlipped before cooking and opens up once cooked) :- I bought precooked one to avoid any hassles.
Remove flesh from the shell, throw away black intestine and chop the flesh coarsely.
Heat the oil in a hard bottom pan.
Add onions and brown them to a golden color.
Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and salt.
Sautee the above mix for 5-7 minutes.
Add the items specified in powder section one by one and sautee well with the veggies till the raw smell goes.
When the oil starts coming out, add chopped tomato and sautee for 5 mts.
Add the mussels and coat them with the masala.
Add lemon juice to the mix and do a salt taste test here.
Cover the pan with a lid with occasional sauteeing, so that the mix won`t stick to the bottom of the pan.
Remove the cover and fry the mix in open air after 10 minutes. :- This is to get the rich brown color as shown in the picture.
Add a drop of ghee, if you want a rich aroma).
:- Serve with lemon wedges, which can be squeezed on the mix while eating.
Enjoy!!!
Tips i followed: :- I used ghee instead of oil to get the rich taste. :- I marinated mussels with lemon, salt, turmeric and kept it for 30 minutes.

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Response (4)

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Sariga March 20, 2009

Wow I am sure to make this, the dish look so exotic

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Priya March 20, 2009

Your picture looks so tempting

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Guess me March 20, 2009

That is one tasty dish.. I could eat it without any accompaniments.. Yum Yum

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Deepa March 20, 2009

Very tasty sowmya, I made it twice…

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