Sunkattom Kodhi

Ingredients list for Sunkattom Kodhi

• 1 cup Prawns (kolambi/jhinga)
• 1 medium Onion chopped
• 4 Green chillies seeded and chopped
• to taste Salt
• 3/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 cups Coconut scraped
• 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 8 cloves Garlic chopped
• 1 Ginger chopped
• 6 Whole dry red chillies
• 4 Black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon Tamarind pulp

Method

1. Clean, de-vein and wash prawns thoroughly. Drain. Add onions, green chillies, salt and half the turmeric powder and mix and set aside for fifteen minutes.
2. Grind together coconut, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, ginger, red chilies, black peppercorns and the remaining turmeric powder with one cup of warm water to a fine paste.
3. Pass through a fine sieve to extract spiced coconut milk. Add another cup of warm water and grind.
4. Again pass through the sieve to extract more coconut milk. Take the extracted coconut milk in a deep pan and cook stirring continuously for about fifteen minutes or till it becomes slightly thick.
5. Add the marinated prawns and tamarind pulp and stir. Adjust salt and cook for five minutes till the prawns are done. Serve hot with steamed rice.

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