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Friday, November 16, 2012

Chettinad Prawn and Vegetable Curry/ Eral Kulambu


We call this eral nattu kaikari kuzhambu, this is very simple and easy to prepare curry. This curry goes well with steamed rice and no side dish is required since its loaded with veggies and seafood.

Prawn and Vegetable curry
Ingredients
Prawns/ shrimp- 20 nos
Mixed country vegetables- 200 gms
Onion small chopped- 1 no
Tomato small chopped- 1 no
Garlic cloves crushed- 2 nos
Curry leaves- few
Water required
Salt to taste
Oil- 4 tbsp

Eral Kaikari Kuzhambu
Method
Heat oil in kadai, when hot add vadagam fry for 2 secs. Add chopped onion, garlic and curry leaves, fry for another 2 secs. Now add the cleaned prawns and vegetables saute for few mins. Add the chopped tomato and cook till tomatoes are done. Add required water, kuzhambu thool and salt. Bring the curry to boil and simmer curry for few mins until vegetables are cooked and gravy thickens. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Tips
Use country vegetables like plantain, drumstick, brinjal, broad beans etc.
If you do not have kuzhambu powder handy replace it with 2 tsp chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and 3 tbsp coriander powder.
You can replace vadagam with 1 tsp mustard seeds.

2 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Droolworthy curry, love to combine both prawn and veggies too.

raaji said...

interesting twist ..adding vegetable to prawns..