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    • Konchu Pollichathu ( Prawns )

    by Maria on June 19, 2006

    Konchu Pollichathu ( Prawns )
    1. Cleaned prawns – 250gm
    2. Small onion – 1/2 cup
      Chilli powder – 2 teaspoon
      Pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon
      Garlic – 5 or 6 pieces
      Ginger – 1 medium piece
      Mustard & Fenugreek seeds – 1 pinch
      Turmeric – 1/2 teaspoon
    3. Onion – 1 Tomato – 1 ( chopped )
    4. Coconut pieces ( thengakothu) Coconut oil

    Ground number 2 ingredients & make a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan & saute the onion. Add the ground masala. Once oil starts appearing add chopped tomatoes. After 5 minutes add prawns & coconut pieces, mix well. Add water & cook.Simmer till the gravy is thick. Remove from fire.Serve hot with rice or roti. Garnish with curry leaves.

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    • http://www.ourlifeabroad.blogspot.com sene

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

    • achel

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

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Hi Sene & Rachel

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

    • sabiha

      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

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        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

    • Caroline

      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 :-)

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        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

    • http://www.punnoosejacob.com reuben

      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

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Rueben,

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

        Thanks for the comment.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Sany

      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…!!

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        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

    • Jini

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

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Jini,

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

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Jini

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

          • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

            :)

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