Konchu / Prawns / Chemmeen Pollichathu

19 thoughts on “Konchu / Prawns / Chemmeen Pollichathu”

1. Hi Maria,
   Recently stumbled upon your blog and am amazed by the number and variety of dishes on offer! Planning to cook prawns tonight and thought i’ll try this recipe. Only problem is I don’t have coconut. Can I omit them from the recipe? Have everything else! Thanks in advance!

   • Hi Chandni,

     Thank you so much :) I’m sorry for the delayed reply. I was away on a short trip.

     You can omit the coconut part, but try it with coconut later when you can find some.

     Hope you get to try this dish and like it too..

     Cheers
     Maria

2. Just made this!! love it! Thank you so much for amazing recipes :D . ps: you have an awesome blog.

   • Thanks Anna dear :) This is my maternal grand mom’s recipe, so this one is kinda close to my heart.

     Cheers
     Maria

3. Hey Maria,
   I made this curry yesterday it was awesome. a bit spicy though, but i loved it.. My tummy is still burning :)

   • Hi Jini,

     Thank you so much :) May be next time you can adjust the qty of chilli to suit your taste :)

     Cheers
     Maria

     • No Maria, I will not change the qty of chilli… I loved it.. I love the spicy taste though it doesnt suit my tummy….

       • :)

4. Maria,
   We r about to cook this dish… However, one prob.. no shallots(small onion) and  coconut pieces.. !! Is it okay 2 use onion instead of shallots…? Can v use smethng else for coc0nut pieces…?? Waiting 4 ur reply.. meanwhile i’l clean shrimp…!!

   • Hi Sany,

     I’m sorry to disappoint you dear, but this curry gets it flavour from shallots. So I dont think onions will do justice to this curry :(

     Please check out the other prawns recipe to see if you find anything interesting.

     Cheers
     Maria

5. thanks for the recipe. but i think we ended up with with a prawn masala instead of prawn pollichathu. but who cares. it tastes lovely. :-)

   cheers
   reuben

   • Hi Rueben,

     You are welcome :) As long as you enjoyed the taste, I’m happy :)

     Thanks for the comment.

     Cheers
     Maria

6. Hi Maria, I’m a newly wed and just started cooking… I usually stick to sanjeev kapoor recipes coz you can be sure they will never go too wrong… I hit upon your blog recently and the very first recipe that I tried out (prawns olathiyathu) came out so delicious that I’ve not gone back to any other place to look for recipes since then! I’ve tried a whole lot of fish and prawns recipes from your site and each one of them have turned out great! My mallu hubby loves them and polishes off every bit :-)

   • Dear Caroline,

     Thanks a lot for sending such a sweet comment, am very happy :). Sorry for the delayed reply, I was away for holidays. Btw, I too like sanjeev kapoor’s recipes, you can find a few of his recipes in my blog.

     Hope you had a wonderful Xmas. Wish you and your family a happy & blessed new year!!

     Cheers
     Maria

7. hi Maria, i have always been making dishes out of ur blog….its lovely….i like most of the dishes u post. its very helpful to people who are newly married and equally helpful to those who r new to this mekhala(cooking)

   i am planning to make this to impress one of my hubby’s friends the reason y i really got to inpress him is that he himself is a great cook…..

   i will prepare this tonight.and will keep u posted….

   bye

   • Hi Sabiha,

     Very happy to know that you find this blog helpful. Also great to know that you liked the recipes from here.

     Hope your husband’s friend was impressed with this dish :)

     Cheers
     Maria

8. Hi Sene & Rachel

   Thanks for trying this out. Happy to know that you both liked it, its one of my favs too :)

9. just made this for lunch…thanks for a great recipe.

10. Hi
    This is a great recipe. Absolutely loved it. Yummy!!

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