Unakka chemmeen curry - dry prawns in coconut sauce

Ingredients

• Dry Prawns/Shrimp - 1cup
• Small Onion chopped - 1/2 cup
• Green chili chopped - 2
• Garlic crushed - 2 cloves
• Curry leaves
• Tomato chopped - 1
• Chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Grated coconut - 1 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Oil
• Mustard seeds

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Preparation

• Clean the dried prawns and set aside. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
• When they pop up add chopped onion and saute for 6-7 minutes.
• Add crushed garlic, curry leaves and chopped green chiles and toss it for another 2 minutes.
• Add chopped tomato, turmeric powder and chili powder and fry it for a minute.
• Add the cleaned unakka chemmeen / dry shrimp and a cup of water and cook for 10-12 minutes or till its is done.
• Grind grated coconut, cumin seeds and salt to taste ,to a paste and add this to the pan and bring to boil.
• Simmer for 5 minutes and remove .
• Serve warm.