This fish curry is one of the most sought after items at my house in Kerala. I missed making it for such a long time and the reason: my husband wants “charu” (gravy) for everything, so I sticked to the fish curry recipes with coconut milk.
Since am still recovering from the hangover of my India trip, I decided to make this & once again relish the joyful memories of my holiday 
Whenever I see the color of this fish curry, the tagline of a fish masala powder (Eastern Fish Masala) comes to my mind “edivettu (which literally translates to thundering) meencurry” . HHmmmm looks like am watching too much TV these days 
Here goes the recipe for “edivettu meencurry”
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Its been a long time, since I have posted a non veg recipe. I was just being loyal to my tried & tested recipes. I came across this recipe in a cookery show. Its a dry preparation which can be used as starters or can be a side dish with friedrice. You can also make fish in the same way.
- Cleaned prawns/shrimp - 500 gms
- Plain flour - 3 tablespoon
Cornflour - 3 tablespoon
Crushed Pepper - 1 tablespoon
Egg white - of 1 egg
Salt
- Onion - 1 medium
Ginger & garlic - 1 tablespoon each, chopped
- Capsicum - 1 small
- Spring onion - 1/2 cup chopped
- Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Crushed pepper - 1/2 tablespoon
- Soya sauce - 1 tablespoon
Tomato sauce - 1-2 tablespoon
- Salt
Oil
Mix number 2 ingredients with a little water and make a thick paste. Marinate the prawns in this paste for 20 minutes. Fry the prawns and keep it aside. In the same oil saute ginger,garlic & chopped onion. When the onion becomes soft add capsicum & spring onion. Saute for 5 minutes & add chilli powder & crushed pepper. Mix well. Add the sauces & salt. Stir for a few minutes and add the fried prawns. Mix well.Cook for some more minutes till it becomes dry. Garnish with spring onion.
Check other prawns starters in this blog:
- Cleaned Prawns/shrimp - 100 gm
- Plain Flour - 1 tablespoon
Cornflour - 1 tablespoon
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 desert spoon
Pepper Powder - 1/2 - 1teaspoon
Lemon Juice - 1 desert spoon
Egg White - 1
Soya Sauce - 1 teaspoon
Salt
- Bread Crumbs - 1/2 cup
- Oil - for frying
Marinate the cleaned prawns in number 2 ingredients for 1/2 - 1 hour. Dip the marinated prawns in bread crumbs & deep fry till it becomes golden brown colour. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or chilli sauce.
