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Chemmen Ada / Prawns Ada

Ingredients
  • Rice Flour - 2 cups
  • Prawns - 1/2 Kg
  • Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
  • Garlic - - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
  • Grated Coconut - 1 cup
  • Oil - 3 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Curry Leaves - as required (chopped)
  • Banana Leaves - as required (cut into palm size pieces)
Preparation Method
  1. Boil 3 cups of water with enough salt; add rice flour, mix well and switch off the flame and keep aside to cool down.
  2. In a wok bring oil to heat, splutter mustard seeds.
  3. Add ginger, garlic, curry leaves and saute.
  4. Add onion and saute till onion become slight brown in color.
  5. Add chilli powder and saute for 2mins: in low flame.
  6. Add prawns (if prawns is big in size, chop them), add 1/4 cup water, mix well and cook till prawns are done (about 5 mins:).
  7. Add grated coconut to the cooked prawns and saute till the water evaporates completely.
  8. In a steamer bring water to boil.
  9. Mix the rice flour well with your hands to make a smooth dough and make lemon size balls.
  10. Wet your fingers with some water, take lemon sized rice flour balls and spread very thinly into each banana leaf.
  11. Take 2-3 tbsp of prawns masala mix and spread evenly over the rice flour base.
  12. Fold the banana leaf to inside and place in the steamer.
  13. Cook in steamer for 8-10 mins: keeping the lid closed.
  14. The soft, spicy Chemmen Ada / Prawns Ada is ready to serve as snack.

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