Kallumakkaya Ularthu
Mussels stir fry
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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