Cheera chemmeen thoran - Spinach stir fry with a hint of prawn

Another delicacy from Cochin, where people like to induce the flavor of meat or seafood into veggies!

The natural sweetness of prawn really blends with the spinach so it’s a great way to uplift the taste of a regular thoran!

Ingredients

1. Spinach (finely chopped) – 2 bunch
2. Prawns– 250 gm
3. Freshly grated coconut – 1 ½ cup
4. Garlic (crushed) – 3 pods
5. Button onion/ shallot (crushed) – 2 pods
6. Chilly powder – 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
8. Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
9. Curry leaves – a few
10. Salt – as required
11. Oil – 2 tsp

Method

1. Remove the shell of prawn and roughly chop them.
2. Coarse grind grated coconut, garlic, shallot, turmeric powder and chilly powder.
3. Heat oil in a fry pan and splutter mustard seeds.
4. Add chopped prawns and sauté for a few seconds.
5. Add the ground mixture, curry leaves, salt and spinach and mix well.
6. Cook in medium heat till spinach is done and curry is dry.