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    • Prawns / Shrimp / Chemeen Roast

    by Maria on September 1, 2006

    Prawns / Shrimp / Chemeen Roast

    The aroma of this spicy masala curry will ignite your hunger.

    1. Cleaned prawns – 250 gm
    2. Garlic – 1 tablespoon ( julian )
      Ginger – 1 tablespoon ( julian )
      Green chilli – 2 ( slit lengthwise )
    3. Onion – 1 chopped
    4. Tomato – 1 chopped
    5. Chilli powder -1 teaspoon
      Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
      Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
      Cumin powder – ½ teaspoon
      Pepper powder -  1 teaspoon
    6. Coconut pieces -required
    7. Coconut milk -1 cup
    8. Kokum ( Kudam puli) – 2 small pieces
    9. Coconut oil -required
      Curry leaves

    Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger & garlic & stir. Add green chilli & stir. Add chopped onions & saute. Once the onion becomes golden brown colour add chopped tomato. When tomato is cooked add all the masala powders. Saute it well. Add 1 cup coconut milk to this. When it boils add prawns, kudampuli, salt & coconut pieces & cook. Make sure that the coconut milk is drained completely. Pour some oil & take of from stove. Garnish with curry leaves.
    Note: Marinate the coconut pieces with little salt, coriander powder, pepper powder & oil. Microwave it for 4 minutes.

    Prawns Roast made by Shyam & Suzette, based on the above recipe. Thank you so much :)

    Source: My aunty, Tesschechy

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    • Shilpa

      hey maria,

      i tried out this prawns roast of urs…………its really gud.i mean 222 gud…my husband like it a lot.thnkx 2 u…..and keep up de gr8 wrk…it wud help people like me…..

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Shilpa, very happy to hear that you liked it :)

    • Sumi

      Hi Maria,

      I tried this recipe. It came out really good. :-) Thanks!

      Sumi

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Sumi, very happy to hear that you liked it :)

    • ammu

      maria..its not tamarind..its kodampuli right? u hav written tamarind in the recipe

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      yes ammu, its kudampuli, sorry for the mistake and thanks for pointing it, I’ve corrected it.

    • Sajeesh

      Hai Maria,
      I tried this menu yesterday…It was fantastic..
      Thanks for this wonderful recipe…

    • anita

      Hi maria,
      I would 1st like to to say tht im really impressed with your blog….and the food looks absolutely yummy!…..I have a craving for prawns and thought id 1st try this dish out and realized i dont have any kokum but instead have the usual tamarind(pulli) tht we use in fish curries…is it alrite to substitute the kokum with tamarind or is there any other suggestion u mite have?…
      thank u!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Anita

        Thank you for your sweet words :)

        Regarding using tamarind in the recipe, I havent tried it yet, so am not very sure about it. However I’ve seen some recipes where they have used tamarind, so it should be ok. Alternatively, you can increase the qty of tomato.

        Please do let me know if you try it. I would love to know how it turned out for you.

        Happy cooking :)
        Maria

    • anita

      hi maria!…its me again and thank u for ur advice…jst tried out ur recipe and …WOW!!…its amazin!…it def took care of my cravings!….this is the 1st time tht i ve tried one of ur recipes and im def gonna be trying some more for sure!.. :)

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Anita

        Very happy to know that it came out well for you. Please do try other recipes also. Hope you will like it.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • cary

      it looks absolutely heavenly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!btw doesn’t the prawns get overcooked ‘n hard if we wait till all the coconut milk dries up???

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Cary.

      Regarding the prawns getting hardened, it hasn’t happened to me yet. If you want, try reducing the qty of coconut milk, so that it will take lesser time.

    • Parvathy

      hi maria…this is a superb blog… i love to keep experimenting with new recipes esp non-veg and chanced upon ur blog one day while searching for a naadan chicken curry and since theen i’ve tried a lot of ur recipes n they’ve always turned out grt…i had been planning to make my usual prawn curry today, but i simply gave ur blog a look and saw this recipe… got reminded of the same prawn roast my mom makes at home…its really yummy! so changed my plan :).. will make this today …keep adding more wonderful recipes!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Parvathy

        Thanks a lot dear for your encouraging words :) Very happy to know that you liked the recipes posted here. Hope you liked this prawns recipe too, its one of our family fav recipe…

        Cheers
        Maria

    • simi

      hey,

      Thanks a zillion for this recipe!!
      Tried this prawn roast today…and i can say confidently that it is the most awsome Indian prawn preparation I’ve had so far. The Bengali chingri malai curry (prawns in coconut milk) comes nowhere near this one..
      It was quite fiery (i think i overdid the chillie bit) and we had it with paranthas and were practically fighting for the prawns in the end..
      Will definetely try this in future.
      thanks again!

    • jasmin

      I tried this recipie and it was too good…….Thank you………………………..

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks Jasmin & Simi :)

    • jyothi

      This recipe is just awesome to say the least !
      The flavor is totally different and i loved it..n the tamarind just gives just gives the right amount of tanginess..! Hope u’l come up with more such ‘nadan’ recipes…! This is the first time i came across ur website and zeroed in on this one after browsing thru many others and am i glad about it..!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Jyothi,

        Thank you so much :) I’m really glad that it came out well for you.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • sharika

      hi maria…

      its for the first time im giving my feed back to a recipe ..lols…btw i am sharika..currently now in muscat…

      i did try this recipe and it came out very welll..usually even though i try out recipes ..i use my own measurements hahaha..but this i follwed each n every step….and it was liked by all..thank u soo much..u are really doin a good job…and ya in this recipe towards the end wen the prawns are cooked i added i teaspoon perumjeerakam podi also…it added thetaste..thts the only addition i made…keep on postin….:)

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Sharika,

        Thanks for trying the recipe and also for letting me know about it. Appreciate so much for taking time to leave a comment here :)

        Hope to see you here often…

        Happy cooking :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Janet

      Hey Maria,

      I just made this curry yesterday & it tastes fabulous !!! Especially today, coz the gravy is now really mixed with shrimp pieces….
      I’ve tried a couple of more recipes from this site & they came out really good too….

      Very thankful to you….. Keep up the good work !!!:)

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Janet,

        You’re welcome dear :). It’s good to know that you like the recipes here. Thanks for the comment.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Deepthi

      No doubt Maria…I’ve become an expert these days in cooking….this time i tried Chemmeen roast & Kovakka Peeravattichathu…… super…….
      my 2 yr old son ate his dinner with kovakka peeravattichathu…..
      he liked chemmeen roast as welll…. usually my mom hate to buy prawns coz its very difficult to clean prwns rt…bt these days if she find prawns somewhere she will get it….
      that much hit was ur chemmeen roast at my home…
      thank u so much maria for sharing all these recipes with us….. i have asked my friends also to check ur blog…
      will update u soon with my new experiment from ur recipe list

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Deepthi,

        I’m so glad that you try recipes from here often & thank you so much for letting me know about it :)

        I’m so thrilled to hear that your little one also liked peera. My friends always say that it’s very difficult to feed their little ones. So it means a lot to me that a toddler also like the recipes posted here :)

        Again, thanks a bunch for recommending my blog to your friends alo, appreciate it very much :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Danya

      Hey Maria,
      Thanks for posting good recipes..Whn in doubt I just type mariasmenu and I always find wht i want. Ok for this recipe, are u sure its okay to boil the coconut milk then add shrimp..I have heard tht after adding coconut milk, I shd take off from fire before boiling…so wht shd I do ??

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Danya,

        Thank you very much for the sweet words :)

        Usually, it is said that coconut milk should not be boiled. But for some recipes, I’ve boiled coconut milk. For this particular recipe, I always add the prawns after the coconut milk boils & it comes out well. I use Maggie coconut milk powder & it has come out well each time.

        Hope this helps…

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Purnima Dinesh

      Maria, ur site was recommended to me Swapna@Swapnas Cuisine. I tried this dish wt double quantity n between the four of us, v n kids, it got over at one go! Tks for such a lovely recipe, wd try more frm here!

    • Rahmath

      Hi Maria,
      I am a new follower of your website.I made this yesterday and it was awesome.Thanks for the recipe.

    • Shobha

      Thanks for posting such yummy naadan non veg recipes.I am hooked to your site.Never had the confidence to cook non veg.Tried out the fish nd chemeen  fry It was liked by all..Going to try out the beef fry and curry.

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Shobha,

        Its a pleasure to know that this little space gave you the confidence to cook non veg dishes :) Thanks a bunch for trying the recipes from here & also for sharing your feedback with me.

        I do hope you like beef recipes too..

        Happy cooking!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Sojojoshua

      Ive tried this recipes countless times, Maria and its EXCELLENT… well, excellent will be an understatement… doing it again today and I thought its high time I post a comment!!!! u r an amazing cook and a wonderful photographer too…..

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Sojo,

        Thank you very much for taking time to share your feedback here, appreciate it very much :) I’m really happy to know that you make this dish regularly. btw, its one of my fav recipes too :)

        Cheers
        Maria

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