Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Prawns Olathiyathu
I am enjoying a few days at home with my folks with all the worries regarding the chores of a house behind me. Waking up late with no hurrying up to make breakfast or rather any meal is a luxury now before I get back to the old grind. I cannot say enough of the luxuries I enjoy. Guess there's no place like home!
What I have for you today is a recipe for Prawns courtesy my mother. Her recipes are the only ones I blindly eat not thinking twice of whether I would like it or not. This is a recipe for Prawns Olathiyathu. This is similar to another recipe of Amma's featured on this blog. The recipe is the most popular recipe according to the stats. So here's another one that is equally delicious. It is spicy, so adjust the ingredients accordingly. This recipe features Cocum while the older one uses tomatoes.
Prawns – 1 kg
Small Onions – 2 ½ cups (thinly sliced)
Green chillies – 2 nos (slit)
Curry leaves – 4 sprigs
Ginger – 1 ½ tbsp ( finely cut)
Garlic – 1 ½ tbsp ( finely cut)
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Chilli powder – 2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Cocum – 2 pieces (small)
Mustard – ½ tsp
Cooking oil – ½ cup
Salt – To taste
Fish sauce – 1 tsp ( optional)
Clean the prawns and drain in a colander.
Crackle the mustard in a pan when the oil is hot.
Sauté onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves.
When it is golden brown, add in chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and pepper powder. Mix well and sauté until the oil comes out.
Add in the cocum pieces, prawns and salt. Add fish sauce (optional) and mix well.
Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Mix well and transfer to a serving dish.
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Slurp, mouthwatering here, irresistible prawn dish..
ReplyDeleteI love the word Olathiyathu,don't ask why!My friends mom used to make me Beetroot Olathiyathu whenever I went to their home for lunch and I loved the small slivers of coconut in between!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at your amma's,you are absolutely right,there's no place like home!
Drooling hear..superb ularthu
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome,mouthwatering here..
ReplyDeleteOoh that does look yummy! So nice that you are home Rachel! Enjoy it! Thanks for the kind words on my Oreo cake :)
ReplyDeleteLook absolutely nice! gloria
ReplyDeleteNow that looks really delicious! Never knew dry dishes were made with cocum!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened? I just noticed there's no design on your blog!!! ;)
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