For me cleaning mussels seem to be a tedious job until i found here, which found to be very simple in cleaning and removing the flesh. The flesh was given a second wash for any unseen dirt or debris.
Mussels(Kakka irachi) – 250 gms
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Ginger paste – 1 tsp
Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Chilly powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder – 1/4 tsp
Green chillies – 2 nos
Curry leaves – A few
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Salt – As reqd
Oil – As reqd
METHOD
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Marinate washed and drained mussels with the paste and all powders along with salt.
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Heat oil in a pan.
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Splutter mustard seeds.
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Add curry leaves, green chillies and marinated mussels to it and fry them for 5 mins.
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Add grated coconut and stir for 2 more mins until everything is blended well.
Serve with rice and moru curry.
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Dhanys this recipe sounds and looks delicious,have bookmarked this recipe!
Thanx sumitha
great addition to the kerala cuisine. thanks a lot. will add this to our list.
I searched a lot in net for this kallumekkai thoran… This is awesome… and find ur recipes … Very nice post…
great…. awesome
Thanks for the recipe… it was very tasty….