ERAL THAROKU

ERAL THOKU

Eral thoku

Back in my home we usually have it everyday just like rasam in every others houses and the interesting thing is my dad cooks prawn and fish fries sometimes during the weekends in a different way which come out entirely different and tasty.. its my all time fav dishes at my home ...

Ingredients

15 nos shrimp/prawns
3 nos onion
2 nos tomatoes (ripe)
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 nos green chillies
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
10 nos curry leaves
3 stalks coriander leaves
1 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
2 tbsp oil

Finely chop the onions, slit open the green chilies, wash the shrimp and remove the shell.
Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard, cumin , fennel and about 5 curry leaves. Add the chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and green chillies to it. Fry until golden, which takes about 6 minutes over medium flame.
Once done, add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt. Cover and cook for 4 minutes. Let all the tomatoes turn mushy and the mixture turn like a thick lump.
Keep sauteing for another 3 to 4 minutes, the mixture will turn slightly dry and chunky. Absolutely no water!!
Add cleaned shrimp at this stage and cover. Let it cook for 2 minutes
Remove the lid and keep frying over medium high flame for the next 4-5 minutes, add remaining curry leaves, throw in some coriander leaves too. Keep frying until the masala turns brown and dry. Switch off and serve.
We had this shrimp varuval with sambar sadham and chappati.