Kooni Murungai Keerai Thoran Recipe
Kooni Murungai Keerai Thoran Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Baby prawns and Drumstick Leaves
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 medium size chopped finely Onion
- Curry leaves a small handful
- 2 cups Drumstick Leaves / Murungai Keerai
- 300 grams Baby Prawns / Kooni
- Salt to taste
- For Masala:
- 1 cup Grated Fresh Coconut
- 4 Dry Red Chilli
- 2 pods Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
Instructions
- Start by washing the baby prawns really well, there will be lots of sand on them. Squeeze all the water and set aside.
- Grind the ingredients given for the masala to a coarse mix, dont add water.
- Heat oil in a earthernware kadai. When they are hot, add in mustard and urad dal and let them pop.
- Add in onions, curry leaves and saute for a couple of mins. Add in salt and saute again for a couple of mins.
- Now add in the drumstick leaves and saute for a couple of mins. They will wilt immediately.
- Once they are wilted, add in the baby prawns and mix well.
- Saute this for 5 mins or so on a very high heat.
- Now add in the ground masala and toss well for another 2 to 3 mins on high heat.
- Serve this with rice.