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Kadukka Nirachathu - Kerala Style Stuffed Mussels

Kadukka Nirachathu popular malabar snack - Special kadukka nirachathu (Step by Step Photos)
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Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • 25 Mussels
  • 2 ½ Moodari
  • 1 cup Rice flour
  • Coconut half portion
  • 2 Shallots
  • 1 ½ Cumin seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Luke warm water as required
  • Oil to fry

For marination:

  • 2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as required

Instructions
 

  • Clean the mussels and boil it in hot water to open the shell.
  • Knead the grinded moodari, rice flour, cumin seeds, salt, shallots, turmeric powder, coconut with water as required to make a smooth dough.
  • Take a small portion of this dough and fill it inside each mussel shells with the mussel in it.
  • Steam cook the filled mussel shell for 15-20 minutes and remove the shells.
  • Mix the ingredients for marination and cover the steam cooked mussel in it.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and fry the marinated mussels in it by 3-4 at a time.
  • Serve Kadukka Nirachathu as an evening snack.
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