Name: Unakkameen Puli
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Dry prawns : 150 gm; Onion : 1 no (chopped); Shallots : 5 nos (chopped); Chilli powder : 1 tsp; Turmeric powder : 1 tsp; Coriander powder : 2 tsp; Coconut : ½ cup (grated); Tamarind juice : 2 tsp; Fenugreek seeds : ½ tsp; Curry leaves : few; Salt : as reqd

Unakkameen Puli

Unakkameen Puli

Dry prawns curry With Step by Step Pictures

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

Dry prawns : 150 gm
Onion : 1 no (chopped)
Shallots : 5 nos (chopped)
Chilli powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 2 tsp
Coconut : ½ cup (grated)
Tamarind juice : 2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds : ½ tsp
Curry leaves : few
Salt : as reqd

Instructions

Clean the fish by plucking the head and tail. Keep aside.2) Wash the fish and remove excess water.3) In a clay pot or kadai, heat little oil. Splutter the fenu greek seeds. Add onion, chilli powder, turmeric and coriander powder.
Saute it for 5 minutes. Remove from fire.5) In another kadai, dry roast the fish till golden color. Remove from fire.
In the same kadai, dry roast the grated coconut till brown color,add curry leaves.
When it turns brown in color, add the fried onion mixture and sauté again.8) Grind this into a fine paste.
In the clay pot, add 1 tbsp oil. Add the ground paste and sauté till the oil clears.10)Add the fish in it. Add 2 cups of water along with the tamarind juice. Add salt
Cover and cook the fish.12)At last, in another kadai, heat oil fry shallots and curry leaves.
Add this into gravy.