kolumbi fry

I finally found my kolumbi fry recipe. If anybody has been following my blog, I had earlier written about my quest for this recipe I had tried. Read here for details if you havn't read it before. Yesterday I got a great deal for shrimp at my local grocery store and my craving for that recipe came back. So I googled and googled and googled some more.. Tried all sorts of search string.. kolambi fry, shrimp masala, manglorean shrimp fry, shrimp fry, shrimp snack, marvan shrimp fry, marvan shrimp curry, dry shrimp masala.. no success! Then I thought I should include some of the ingredients in my search and sure indeed I hit jackpot!! I remembered that my recipe used only dry spices and one of the spices was Asafoetida. Searching "shrimp kolambi asafoetida" got me my page!! Here is the link to the recipe and just in case I can't find this site again I have written out the recipe too. I will definitely try this recipe tonight and post a picture.


Ingredients:

20 Big Prawns (shelled,deveined )
1 tbsp Garlic paste 2 tbspn oil
2 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tbsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Turmeric poder
1 tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
salt
serves 4

Method

Heat oil in pan.
Add tumeric and hing.
Stir for second and add prawns.
Stir for about 2 minutes.
Add chilli powder Garam Masala and salt to taste.
Stir and add water.
Cook for 5-7 minutes on low flame

Chicken Chettinaad

Ingredients:

• Chicken
• Onions - Chopped
• Tomatoes - Chopped
• Whole red chilly - 4 stalks
• Whole black pepper - 10 seeds
• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Grated coconut – ½ cup
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Green cardamom – 3-4
• Cloves – 3-4
• Cinnamon sticks - 1
• Aniseeds – 1 tsp
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 4/5
• Red Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Clean the chicken and cut into small pieces
• Chop onions and tomatoes and keep aside
• Roast –
  Whole red chillies - 4 stalks
  Whole pepper – 10 seeds
  Grated coconut – ½ cup
  Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
  Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  Green cardamom – 3-4
  Cloves – 3-4
  Cinnamon sticks - 1
  Aniseeds – 1 tsp
• Soak 1 tsp Poppy seeds in water for few minutes
• Grind the roasted ingredients, poppy seeds with ginger garlic paste
• Heat oil in a kadai
• Add curry leaves and the grounded paste
• Add tomatoes, red chilly powder and turmeric
• Add chicken and let it cook
• Add a little water as and when required
• Add lemon juice at the end