BC's Dry Fish

Dry Prawns Chutney

BC

INGREDIENTS:

Unakkachemmen/ Dry Prawn / Dry Shrimp–  1/2 Cup
Grated coconut – 2 cups
Red chillies/ Vattal Mulaku  – 8 ( 1 ½ tablespoon Chilly powder also)
Shallots/ Chuvunnulli  – 8-10
Curry leaves –  Few
Ginger –  2 tsp
Tamarind  / Valan Puli– a lemon size or even lesser
Coconut oil – 2 tablespoon

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Wash the shrimps in water.
2. Dry roast the shrimps in a hot pan without oil, all the water content is gone and they become a slightly pale color.
3.  Roast the  chilies for one minute ,then add the coconut, shallots , ginger, curry leaf, until it turns little brown.
4.  Grind the roasted shrimps and roasted mixture  with tamarind water* for few minutes.
5. Garnish with roasted curry leafs.