Chemmen Manga Curry/Prawns -Mango Curry

Chemmen Mango curry is one of the classic Kerala  Seafood dishes. And its one among those easy dishes to make in a jiffy. But the curry gives the best flavors when its set aside for few hours. If you are a beginner in making seafood, this would be the best to start with.

This is my go-to recipe, whenever I want to make a gravy in a hurry. This recipe may not be exactly same as the classic ” chemmenum -mangayum” curry 😉

	Ingredients	Quantity
1	Chemmen /Prawns	250 gms, cleaned and deveined
2	Raw mango	1/2 a mango(adjust according to sourness)
3	Gambooge/Kudampuli* optional	1 medium piece
4	Ginger	1/2 “piece, cut lengthwise
5	Green Chillies	3-4no, diagonally cut
6	Red Chili powder	1- 1.5 Tsp
7	Turmeric Powder	1/2 Tsp
8	Coconut	1/2 cup
9	Water	1.5 cup + few tablespoon
10	Curry leaves	a handful
11	Fenugreek Powder	2 pinches
12	Asafetodia	a pinch
13	Salt	as required
14	Coconut oil	1 tbsp

Method: 

1. In a clay pot, add ginger pieces, mango, green chilies, water, turmeric powder, red chili powder, fenugreek powder, asafetodia.
2. Place this on the stove top and let it have a good boil for 2-3 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, grind the coconut with 4-5 tablespoons of water into a thick fine paste and set aside.
4. Wash and soak Gambooge for a while.
5. Add the cleaned prawns, salt, and gamboge (if required, use this only if mango is less sour)  and let it cook for 5-8 minutes or until prawns are cooked well.
6. After which, bring down the flame to low and add the ground coconut paste and stir well.
7. Let it remain in the lowest flame for 2-3 minutes.
8. Finally, add the curry leaves and coconut oil and switch off cover with a lid.
9. Set aside for 10-15 minutes and serve with rice and other dishes.

Few thoughts! 

1. You can replace prawns with any other fish like seer fish, Pomfret, Sardine etc
2. If the mango that you use is very sour, add only 1/4 of the mango
3. If the mango is not very sour, you can add a Gambooge.
4. After resting the curry, if the curry has enough sourness remove the gambooge.

 

See you all in my next post! 🙂

happy cooking, healthy eating!

Lekshmi