ERAL KOLAMBU ( NIthi )

Folks I wish to share with you the recipe of eral kolambu
courtesy : my childhood friend

There is the recipe

Prawn - 1/4 kg

To grind Ingredients
Onion - 1.5
garlic - 3 pods
ginger - 3/4 inch
Green chillies - 3 long

tomato - 2 small

coconut thuruval - 2 tbspn
pepper corns - 1 tbsp
sombhu - 1/2 tsp

Thaalippu ingredients
Oil - 2 tbsp
curry leaves - 1 kotthu for the nice aroma
cloves - 4
cinnamon - 1 inch

Powders
manjal thool - 1 tsp
shakthi masala chilly pwd or homemade - 2 tspns or less as we have added green chillies n pepper alreasy
coriander - 1 tbspn

Garnish
coriander leaves
lemon juice


Method
First add 2 tspns of oil and add the "To grind ingredients" until green chillies one by one and fry well until
the raw smell of onions disapper. Now add tomatoes and saute until they are mushy. Once u notice the oil seperating
add coconut thuruval, pepper corns and sombu and fry them not more than 1 minute. Cool this down and grind it into
a smooth paste

Marinate the prawn with little salt and turmeric and set aside while the above is cooling down

Now take a kadai and add the thaalippu ingredients. U should get the nice aroma of curry leaves and cinnamon.
At this stage add the ground paste and stir for few seconds.Dont stir too much as we have done agood amount of frying
in the earlier stages. Add all the powders and salt to taste. When the raw smell of powders disapper add the marinated prawns and upto 2
cups of water. Check the consistency that u need and add extra or less water.
Simmer the gravy for 20- 30 minutes. Check the prawns by tasting. If the masalas have not sunk in simmer for some more time.
Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice