Ingredients:
- Raw mango - 4 big pieces (I used daily delight frozen raw mangoes)
- Drumstick - 2 whole cut into 10 pieces
- Cleaned Dry shrimp - 1/4 cup OR use 1 cup cleaned fresh shrimp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Green chillies - 7 slit
- Shallots - 5 sliced into medium thick pieces
- Shallot - 2 sliced thin for tadka
- Curry leaves - 3 springs
- salt - to taste
- dry red chilly - 2
- mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- oil - 1 tbsp
Method:
Roast the dry shrimp with some oil and chilly powder and salt to taste and keep aside.Crush half of the roasted shrimp into a coarse powder and keep aside.
Grind the coconut with 1/2 of the turmeric powder and 1 cup of water into a smooth paste and keep aside.
Add the mango pieces,drumsticks,crushed shrimp,green chillies,shallots and the rest of the turmeric powder into a pan and pour enough water to cover the s and bring to a boil, cover and cook until the drumsticks are cooked.(If you are using fresh shrimp - add it along with the drumstick and mango pieces and cook it )
lower the flame and add in the coconut paste and bring to a simmer.Add enough water to make a semi thick gravy.
Heat oil in a small pan and add the mustard sees.
When it splutters add the red chilly and curry leaves and stir.
Add in the sliced shallots and fry until it is golden brown.
Take the curry off the flame and pour the tadka over it .
Add the remaining fried shrimp into the curry and Leave covered for few minutes.Serve with rice.
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