Chemmeen roast (prawns in coconut milk)

Name: Chemmeen roast (prawns in coconut milk)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams prawns, cleaned & deveined; 1 cup onion sliced thin; 2 tsp. garlic crushed; 1/2 cup tomato thinly sliced; 1 garcinia cambogia (kudampuli); 1/2 cup thick coconut milk; 1 tsp. chilli powder; 1 tsp. coriander powder; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tsp. fennel powder; 1 tsp. pepper powder; 1 tsp. mustard seeds; 1 pinch fenugreek seeds; 3 tbsp coconut oil; 2 sprigs curry leaves; to taste salt; 2 tsp. ginger crushed

sara @cook_20987772

This dish is from kerala, a land blessed with coconuts & abundant fresh seafood.
Garcinia cambogia/ kudampuli/ malabar tamarind which is used in this recipe is much sour and harder than the kokum (garcinia indica) which is common in the western states of kerala.
Notes:-
1) Over cooking prawns will make it tough and rubbery.
2) Usually seafood is cooked in clay pots (man chatti) in Kerala.
3) Addition of garcinia cambogia, which is native to kerala will give a nice pungency to the dish. if not available, substitute with garcinia indica till you get the required pungency.
4) If you want more gravy, add more coconut milk.

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gramsprawns, cleaned & deveined
1 cuponion sliced thin
2 tsp.garlic crushed
1/2 cup tomato thinly sliced
1garcinia cambogia (kudampuli)
1/2 cupthick coconut milk
1 tsp.chilli powder
1 tsp.coriander powder
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tsp.fennel powder
1 tsp.pepper powder
1 tsp.mustard seeds
1 pinchfenugreek seeds
3 tbspcoconut oil
2 sprigscurry leaves
to tastesalt
2 tsp.ginger crushed

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Steps

1

Soak garcinia cambogia in little warm water after washing.
2

Heat coconut oil. Splutter mustard seeds. then add fenugreek seeds. add curry leaves.
3

Add onions and turmeric powder and fry till almost golden.
4

Then add ginger and garlic anf fry till done.
5

Add powders- chilli, coriander, pepper, fennel.
6

Add in tomatoes & let it cook on a low flame.
7

Once tomatoes are done,add salt add soaked garcinia cambogia with the soaking water.let it cook lightly.
8

Add prawns and coconut milk and cook for 7 to 8 minutes remove from heat
9

Serve with rice, hoppers or chapathi.