Name: Tamil Nadu Chemmeen Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Shrimps (Chemmeen); 1 no Raw mango (cut into pieces); 100 gm Tomato; 1/2 cup Grated coconut; 2 nos Pearl onions (Kunjulli); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Chilly powder; 1 tsp Coconut oil; Curry leaves (A few); 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

Tamil Nadu Chemmeen Curry

Shrimps(Chemmeen) curry also called as Manja curry

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Prep Time 30 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 kg Shrimps Chemmeen
1 no Raw mango cut into pieces
100 gm Tomato
1/2 cup Grated coconut
2 nos Pearl onions Kunjulli
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Chilly powder

For seasoning:

Instructions

Heat up a vessel or a pan.
Add shrimps, mango pieces, tomato, turmeric powder, chilly powder, 1/4 cup of water and salt to taste.
Allow it to boil.
:- Do not boil for more than 15 mins b`coz if overcooked, the shrimps will become hard.
Grind together grated coconut and pearl onions.
Add the ground coconut into the pan or the vessel.
When it starts boiling, switch off the flame.
Heat coconut oil in a pan or a kadai.
Splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Pour the above seasoning into the curry and mix well.

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Response (3)

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jazni July 22, 2008

This chemmeen curry is too goood. I like it.

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Lakshmy Anish November 3, 2008

Tried this out.Very simple,easy to make and the taste was exceptionally good…….

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nivetha April 18, 2005

he ya thiz iz so simple and good..actually i have seen thiz recipe long time afo but juz today i tried thiz..itz worth to try