Unakka Chemmeen Chathachath / Crushed Dry Shrimp


Ingredients

75 gms of dry shrimp
20 pearl onions
2 tbsp crushed dry red chillies
2 tbsp + 1 tsp coconut oil
salt to taste

Preparation

1. Dry roast the dry shrimp and crush them to tiny pieces and keep aside. (2 or 3 quick pulse in a mixer will give the right consistency).

2. Grind the pearl onions to a coarse paste and keep aside.

3. Heat 1 tsp coconut oil in a pan and fry the crushed red chillies till they change the color. Now grind it to a smooth paste.

4. Take the crushed dry shrimp, pearl onion paste, the red chilli paste in a bowl. Add salt and 2 tbsp coconut oil and mix  thoroughly  with hand.

The unakka chemmeen chathachath is ready. It goes well with rice and curd based curries.


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