Nadan Chemmeen Varuthathu | Kerala Style Prawn Fry

• Gluten free

• Seafood

  • 250 g Prawn

• Produce

  • 1 Chilli, red powder
  • 1 Shallots/pearl onions

• Condiments

  • 1/2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Fresly crushed pepper
  • 1 Salt
  • 1/2 Powder tsp Turmeric

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds

• Frozen

  • 3 Curry, leaves

Found on indiankhana.net

Ingredients

• Prawn - 250 gms
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Curry Leaves - Few
• Shallots/Pearl Onions - 5-6 (or use one small size onion)
• Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 2 tps
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Fresly Crushed Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1/2 tbsp [or chopped ginger garic 1 tbsp]
• Salt - To Taste

Directions

• I always make prawn in gravy style or semi gravy like prawn masala, prawn curry etc as its easy for me to just make on prawn curry along with steamed rice for a quick lunch but making something dry type side dish with prawn is rare and I normally pair it up along with some beans or veggie like I did here in Prawn and Lobia Curry.  But my brother whom like seafood much insist to have dry type side dish for change.
• I wanted to make prawn fry Kerala style for quite some time and once I tried it has become regular at home now, its quite spicy and aromatic if you dont eat spicy food then reduce chilli quantity.
• Few people deep fry prawns in this recipe but actually its not needed I think add little extra oil than we normally use and this varuthathu taste delicious. Its perfectly gets pair along steamed rice you can try it even with jeera rice or add a rasam or simple dal along.  Enjoy these mouth watering Chemmeen Varuthathu it hardly takes any time (oh ignore the marination time, do something else while the prawn gets marinated).
• 1. Grind together all the ingredients listed under To Grind without water. 2. Wash cleaned prawn well and marinate with masala paste for minimum of 15 minutes or more.
• 3. Heat oil in a wok add curry leaves and fry for 30 seconds, add marinated prawn and mix well. 4. Saute for 10 minutes, water from prawn will release let it cook in that water itself dont add water.
• 5. Stir in intervals and cook for another 10 minutes or until prawn gets cooked and becomes dry.
• Serve hot with steamed rice and enjoy this spicy and tasty prawn fry.
• Other Prawn Recipes you might like
• Chettinad Prawn Curry
• Gongura Prawn Kadai Prawn Prawn Masala Prawn and Eggplant Curry Prawn and Lobia Curry