Chemmeen Manga Curry
Prawns season has started in Bahrain. I should say that’s one of the few exciting things that I look forward to in this scorching summer season. I’ve heard some people say prawns is one of the major contributor for cholesterol where as some say it isn’t. I don’t know whom to believe, hhmm… since am a hardcore prawns fan I guess I will go with the second group ;).
Usually I make dry preparations with prawns like prawns roast, prawns olathiyathu etc; For a change I tried this preparation and am happy with it. Hope you will also like it :). Back home we don’t make prawns curry at all, we make only prawns olathiyathu. However my mom in law makes fish curry with mango and I love that curry, so I had that taste in mind while making this and this one was quite similar to that. Btw, am not sure which part of Kerala this style of preparation belongs to, let me guess…north Kerala??? You are welcome to share if you know it :)
Here is the recipe:
- Cleaned prawns – 250gm
Raw mango (pacha manga) – 1, sliced into small pieces
Onion – 1, sliced finely - Ginger – 1/2 – 1 tbsp
Green chilli – 2
Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
Chilly powder – 1/2 – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp - Medium thick coconut milk – 1 1/2 cups
Thick coconut milk – 1 cup - Small onion – 4, sliced finely
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Salt
Curry leaves
Oil
Grind number 2 ingredients with a little water. Combine prawns, mango & onion with ground masala. Add medium thick coconut milk & salt to this. Mix well. Cook till the gravy becomes thick & the prawns are done. Add thick coconut milk. Bring it to a boil and remove from fire.
Heat oil in a pan & splutter mustard. Add small onions & curry leaves. Fry it till the onion becomes golden brown. Add it to the curry. Serve hot with rice.
Notes: You can add or reduce the qty of raw mango, depending on its sourness. I use Maggi coconut milk powder. For 1 cup of thick coconut milk, add 3 heaped tbsp of coconut milk powder to 1 cup of water and for 1 cup of medium thick coconut milk, add 2 heaped tbsp of coconut milk powder to 1 cup of water. You can adjust the qty of coconut powder as per your requirements.
Recipe source: Vanitha Magazine
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This is one of my favourite dish. We don’t get really good raw mangoes which is so sad, so i never can make this curry, drool drool droll.
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Morning Maria,
Really worth peeping in your blogs one gets to c all the delicacies of Kerala.
More than that I love to see your chatties.
Love to u as usual,
Oycie
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Mariakutty …
chemmeen curry adipoli ayittund kettoo…aa chatty evide ninnu kitty ..evide kittan pada….
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I love chemmen curry with mangoes! Yours look like the way my mom prepares at home! So tempting. Has turned out perfect Maria!
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First of all loved the Chatti….beautiful and yes I think this dish is a Malabar one as my mom used to make it…
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Hmm the curry looks thick and creamy
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Oh! how I love chemmen & manga!! We make it with onakka chemmen also! Slurrrp!
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Perfect presentation…colourful!
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HC – hope you get some good mangoes soon, all the best!!
Oycie dear thank you for your sweet words :)
Thanks Veena, I got that chatti from Kerala.
Thanks Pooja, Sakshi, Parita, Ria & Sangi :)
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This recipe as well as the Prawn olathiythu looks delicious. Will try it this weekend.
Your chatti looks sooo good. I got mine from my husbands family home which has been used for generations. My hubby dear gave me such grief as I was carting it all the way back to NZ and he was sure it would break. I had wrapped it so well that not only did it survive the journey but provided me and my family innumerablr delicious curries.
Now my husband proudly tells everyone the extra flavour is because it has come from his thurvada .
MEN!!! what can you say!!!
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Maria
Reply: on May 4th, 2010 at 11:31 amHi Parvathy,
Thanks for visiting.
I got mine also from Kerala and my hubby too says the same thing when I get those kinda stuff, as you said MEN!! :)
Hope you will like the recipes
Cheers
Maria
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Hi Maria..
Planning to make this today.
Etra perkuulla serving undakum ee particular recipe, Could you please let me know..
Thanks in advance
Sujitha
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Maria
Reply: on May 20th, 2010 at 5:22 pmHi Sujitha,
The above qty should serve around 3-4 people.
Hope you will like it.
Cheers
Maria
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Sujitha
Reply: on May 20th, 2010 at 6:00 pm@Maria,
will let know for sure..
Rgds
Sujitha
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