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OPOS CHEMEEN ACHAAR(KERALA PRAWN PICKLE)

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக் 
Hi All,
Today we are in Kochi for vacation.And I should say it is really a great vacation ,we went to Allapey house boat for a couple of days and it was awesome.We came back yesterday and today I got time to look into my blog.
As we are in Kerala now I want to post a Kerala recipe today , I recently tried Chemeen achaar(Kerala prawn pickle)  which is a traditional Kerala dish made with prawns.I made this pickle in OPOS (One Pot One Shot) method ,world’s easiest  method of cooking!!
Before starting opos pls read OPOS manual and understand about it for  easy cooking.There are so many videos in youtube about opos and also you can search in google about opos.
Simple and easy prawn pickle recipe is as below,

RECIPE FOUNDER : MR.RAMAKRISHNAN – FOUNDER OF OPOS COOKING.
SERVINGS : 3 MEMBERS.

INGREDIENTS :
Prawns – 500 gms.
Salt – 2 tsp.
Chilli powder – 2 tsp.
Fenugreek powder – ¼ tsp.
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp.
Asafoetida – ¼ tsp.
Coconut oil – ¼ cup.
Ginger garlic paste – 6 tsp.
Tamarind juice – 1/8 cup.

METHOD :
1)    For OPOS cooking there is no need of long recipes , just you follow the recipe card and you will get perfect dish 😃.
2)    Wash and clean prawns well , As I used medium sized prawns I removed the green coloured veins too .In case of small prawns there is no need to remove the veins ,but if you are using medium sized prawns or bigger prawns then you have to cut open the prawns lengthwise remove the veins ( refer picture).
That dark green or black thread must be

3)    Mix salt , chilli powder , fenugreek powder , turmeric powder  , asafoetida with cleaned prawns.
4)    In your 2 litres pressure cooker add oil , followed by ginger garlic paste , marinated prawns , tamarind juice (do not mix),close the cooker and cook in high heat for 2 whistles.

5)    When pressure subsides open the cooker and mix well.
NOTES :
1)    Actual recipe card says to add the tamarind juice after prawns are cooked , somehow I don’t like the smell of tamarind so I added while cooking prawns itself.

2)    Below attached the recipe card too , for perfect results pls follow the recipe exactly.
OPOS RECIPE CARD :








oHAPPY COOKING!!

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