Chettinadu Era Varuval

INGREDIENTS:

Shrimps - 500 gms

Onion - 1 big size chopped finely

Red Chilli Powder - 1.5 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Chicken masala powder - 1 tblspn (optional)

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Lemon juice - from half squeezed lemon

For Grinding :

Fennel seeds/Sombu - 1.5 tsp

Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Tomato - 1 chopped

Green Chillies - 3 to 4 based on spiciness level

Ginger - 2 inch piece

Garlic - 5 to 6 pods

PREPARATION:

1. Clean the shrimps well and marinate them with the chilli powder, turmeric powder ,little salt and lemon juice and keep it aside for 20 minutes. Add little ginger garlic and chilli paste too in this stage.

2.  Grind all the ingredients given in "For grinding" into a fine paste and keep it ready.

3.Heat oil in a pan , saute the onions along with curry  leaves until they turn traslucent.

4. Now add the grind paste into it and saute until the raw smell goes off.

5.Now add the garam masala and the chicken masala to it and saute well.

6.Once it thickens, add the marinated shrimps into it and fry well . Close the pan with the lid for few minutes. Need not add water to this as it leaves out water by itself.

7. You can fry it until oil leaves from sides or it browns itself to a thick gravy.

8. Serve hot with rice or roti.