Description
One of the traditional seafood preparation from Tamil Nadu. Also known as Eral Puttu / Eral podimas / Prawn Podimas.| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Prawns |
| 1 no | Onion |
| 1 nos | Green chillies |
| 2 clove | Garlic |
| ½ cup | Fresh grated coconut |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| ½ tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 1 tsp | Coriander/ dhania powder |
| ½ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 10 nos | Curry leaves |
| 3 stks | Coriander leaves |
| 2 pinch | Mustard |
| ¼ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| ¼ tsp | Split black gram |
| 3 tsp | Oil |
Instructions
In a pan boil the prawns/shrimp with little salt and turmeric powder for 3 minutes until they turn light orange. Switch off and let cool. Drain all the water, grind the cooked prawns with turmeric powder, red chilli powder and dhania powder. Keep this mixture aside. Heat oil in kadai or frying pan, splutter, mustard, cumin seeds, split black gram, curry leaves. Saute chopped onions, green chillies and crushed garlic until they are slightly golden. Now add the ground prawn mixture to the onions with salt and fry until the whole mixture becomes dry, at this stage add grated coconut and coriander leaves, fry for another couple of minutes and serve.
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