Kerala Style Prawns/Shrimp Roast (Chemmeen / Konchu Olathiyathu) Recipe

This is a spicy dish, well flavored with cocum and pepper. It is a simple and quick chemmeen roast preparation. It goes well with rice. This prawns roast recipe is adapted from my mom-in-law 🙂

Summary

(9 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

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Course side dish
Cuisine kerala
Yield 3 serving
Cooking Time 30 minutes
Preparation Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

Prawns

1/2 Kilogram

Marination

turmeric Powder

1/2 Teaspoon

pepper Powder

1/2 Tablespoon

ginger

1 Tablespoon

garlic

1 Tablespoon

Cocum (Kudam puli, medium piece)

salt

curry leaves

1 sprig

Masala

onion Small

1 Cup

Chilly Powder

1/2 Tablespoon

coriander Powder (optional)

1 Teaspoon

garam masala ( optional)

1 Teaspoon

coconut oil / vegetable oil

Thengakothu (Small Square Size Coconut Pieces )

2 Tablespoons

salt

Steps

Wash and clean the prawns. Mix together turmeric powder, pepper powder, ginger and garlic (paste form), cocum, salt curry leaves. Marinate prawns well with this mix.
Cover and cook marinated prawns in a pan. Prawns itself has water in it. So you may need to add only 1 - 2 tbsp water to it. It should not get overcooked as well.
Ideally, prawns should get cooked by the time water gets dried up.
Heat 1 -2 tbsp oil in a pan. Fry the coconut pieces in medium flame. Stir it continuously. Remove the fried pieces and keep it aside.
Heat oil in the same pan and add finely sliced small onion. Saute until it becomes golden brown color.
Add chilli powder, coriander powder, and garam masala to it. Saute it well. Add oil if required.
Now add cooked prawns and fried coconut pieces to the above mixture. Adjust salt. Mix well, add required oil and cook it covered for around 10 minutes. Stir in between. Prawns get roasted well with this.

Kerala Style Prawns/Shrimp Roast (Chemmeen / Konchu Olathiyathu)

23 Comments

Nadeem Majeed Tried it out. Really tasty! Thanks Jane!
4 years ago
Jane Jojo Great that you tried this, Thanks :)
4 years ago
harishg Good one. Thanks. Tried this and came out good.
3 years ago
Sherin Mary Simon Just made this.. Looked at your pic again.. I think I have to fry it a little bit more.. brb :-)
3 years ago
Sherin Mary Simon Very nice!! Really spicy!
3 years ago
Anand Nair Sherin, please post a picture:)
3 years ago
Mohana Lakshmi Very nice recipe jane, what can we use substitute of cocum.
3 years ago
Jane Jojo Mohana,Try replacing it with 1/2 tsp tamarind paste.
3 years ago
Jane Jojo Sherin, I always roast it well til it gets that black color :)
3 years ago
Mohana Lakshmi Thanks jane.
3 years ago
Sherin Mary Simon Didn't want to overcook it though.. so it's not as fried.. but tastes delicious.. as for the pic-well it's not a sumptuous looking as the one posted here :-) nevertheless tastes great.. and i i actually forgot to put the cocum, but still tastes great..
3 years ago
divya.aravind It's one of the yummiest shrimp recipes I have tried! Loved it!!
3 years ago
Jane Jojo Thanks for trying it out Divya :)
3 years ago
yummyfoods Drooling!! Awesome n its damn yummy!! :)
2 years ago
Jane Jojo Great to hear that! Contribute your pic :)
2 years ago
Vinay K George Jane Cheechi I made this and turned out to be awesome :-)
2 years ago
Jane Jojo Thanks for trying it out Vinay :) Contribute your pic!
2 years ago
Seema Awesome
1 month ago
Jane Jojo Thanks Seema!
1 month ago
Jubi Thanks for sharing the recipe, want to try it right now😊
1 month ago
Jane Jojo Let me know how it turns out for you :)
1 month ago
Jeena Tried this today.y husband loved it. Very easy to make also
1 week ago
Jane Jojo Thanks for trying it out Jeena :)
1 week ago
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