How To Make Chemmeen Roast Dry(without kudampuli)
In south India, chemmeen (shrimp) roast is a common dish. In different parts of Kerala, it is prepared in a variety of ways. Each recipe has a distinct flavor. Experiment with various recipes and hold the ones you like.
Ingredients
Marinate Shrimp
- 250 gms Shrimp clean and washed
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
Crush the Ginger Garlic Mixture
- 7 garlic cloves
- 1 sprig of curry leaves
- 2 green chilies If you like spicy, add 1 more chili
- ½ inch ginger
Roast Shrimp
- 3 medium onion if you like to increase the quantity, you can add one more onion.
- 2 tomatoes
- 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon kashmiri chili powder Adjust to your taste. if you like spicy add 1/2 tablespoon more kashmiri chili.
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Instructions
Marinate Shrimp
- Wash and clean Shrimp and put in to a medium bowl
- Add 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder, 1 tablespoon cornflour to the shrimp and combine all together very well.
- In a frying pan, heat about 5 tablespoons of cooking oil and add the marinated shrimp. On medium heat, shallow fry each side for 3-4 minutes. After one side of each shrimp has been cooked, turn them over and cook the other side. It could take up to 8 minutes, 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove the fried shrimp from the pan.
Roast Shrimp
- Use the same pan with oil that fried shrimp, add 1/2 tsp mustard seed and let it splutter. Add crushed ginger, green chilies, garlic, curry leaves. Reduce heat to medium and saute this for 2-3 minutes. Add sliced onion, chopped tomatoes and 1/2 tsp salt, saute them by stirring often.
- When the tomatoes and onion are cooked and sauteed, add fried shrimp to the pan. Stir for 1-2 minutes.
- Add 1 tsp turmeric powder, ½ tablespoon Kashmiri chili powder, ½ tablespoon garam masala. Mix all together and cover with a lid. Cook for another 5 minutes and check salt and spices. Adjust spices to your taste. If you like it really spicy then add more chili powder. When the prawns are well coated with masala, turn off the heat and garnish with curry leaves.
- Serve with Rice, Chapati, Roti etc.