SHRIMP RECIPES - DRIED PRAWNS CONDIMENT ROAST (Unakka chemmeen chammanthi roast)

SHRIMP RECIPES - DRIED PRAWNS CONDIMENT

INGREDIENTS

Dried prawns or unakka chelli               - half cup

Small onion                                             - 15 nos sliced or one cup

Tomato                                                    - 1,( big) chopped

Kashmiri chili powder or dried red chilly - 3 tbsp or 6 nos (crushed)

Salt

Coconut oil

PREPARATION

• Heat a pan and fry the dried prawns (unakka chelli) until done in a medium flame.
• Using a mixer, reduce the dried prawns to powder. Keep it aside.
• Now take deep bottomed vessel and heat oil.
• Saute the sliced small onions very well until dark brown and then add chopped tomato.
• Add the chili powder or the crushed dried chili along with the tomato with required salt and cook well till it becomes a fine paste.
• Now add the powdered  dried prawns to it and mix well
• Cook for few minutes. Saute occasionally.
• Pour some coconut oil on the top.