Chemmeen – ½ kg
Chilly Powder -4 tbsp
Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder -3 tbsp
Fenugreek Powder -1/2 tsp
Ginger -1 small piece
Garlic -5 or 6 pods
Shallots -5 or 6
Salt -as reqd
Green Chilly -2 slitted
Gamboge (kudampuli) -3
Curry leaves -1 sprig
Oil –1 tbsp
Mix all the powders with water and make into into a fine paste .Soak Gamboge in a cup of water .Heat oil in a earthenware pot (meen chatty) splutter mustard seeds add fenugreek powder and sauté ,shallots ,ginger ,garlic ,green chilles ,then add curry leaves.Add the masala paste of powders into it and .then add the washed chemmeen and gamboges ,salt . Add required of water & cook till the chemmeen is done & gravy becomes thick, it will take around 20 -25 minutes on low flame.
