Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Clam/Kakka Irachi Fry

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Ingredients

  1. Kakka Irachi / Clams - 250 gm
  2. Pearl onion - 25 - 30
  3. Garlic - 10, chopped or crushed
  4. Ginger - 1.5 inch chopped or crushed
  5. Green chilli - 3-4 chopped fine or crushed
  6. Chilly powder - 1/2 - 1 tsp
  7. Pepper powder - 1.5 - 2 tsp
  8. Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
  9. Fennel powder - 1 - 1.5 tsp
  10. Garam Masala - 1 tsp (Click here for home-made garam masala recipe)
  11. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  12. Curry leaves - 2-3 sprigs
  13. Oil - As required
  14. Coconut slices - 1.5 tbsp (We have not used it here, it gives more taste to the dish)

Method

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1. Clean and wash the mussels. Cook them adding salt, turmeric powder.

2. Heat some oil in a pan. Add coconut slices and brown them. Now add pearl onions and saute until light brown. Add chopped or crushed ginger, garlic and green chillies.

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3. Saute for a few minutes and then add the masala powders. Saute for a minute and add the cooked clams. Stir fry until they turn brown and crispy, adding more oil(and pepper powder or more fennel powder) if required. Check for salt. Serve hot with rice.

 

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35 comments:

  1. My hubbys favourite, he love seafood...fry looks yummy and tempting..

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  2. Wow..looking delicious..wish I had it now..

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  3. Oh i love love love clams.....here it is soooooooo expensive to buy....I will tell u the price next time i see it...u wont believe....Nice pic ketto....

    BTW, regarding your query on dosa batter, i tried idly only once and it dint come out well..dono what proportion i used though...we are not big fans of idly...

    Love,
    shabs.

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  4. Nice clicks, Looks very much authentic with the curry leaves :)

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  5. well explained ..luks beautiful.. Kakka Irachi???wat z dat

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  6. I liked this preparation and the final consistency. This curry reminds me of a place I used to go exclusively for eating seafood...thanx for posting this...:)

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  7. Tempting Fry !!! Looks great and awesome pics !!!

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  8. Lovely lovely..looks so yummy and tempting kakka irachi fry.

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  9. Wow it looks very delicious.. Great photos showing the steps along the way. Thanks for sharing this!

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  10. Really yummy. Love the crispy look of it. Hey. did you get settled in the apt? I remember you mentioning it got drenched and such...How have you been?

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  11. Wngane kothipikanda valla avashyavum undo Maya n Laks..Super duper pic ketto..

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  12. This is very new to me,but luks very tempting...

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  13. yummy oooooo yammyyyyyyy!!!!!!!! kandittu kothi sahikkunnilla... miss this one so much these days...:(

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  14. As such I don't eat clams, but if served like this I would love to.. Looks spicy and very appetizing.. Slurppp..

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  15. Adiploi , i just loved your click. Totaly mouth watering

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  16. my hubby's fav too. recently i encountered with these and didnt know how to prepare them. bookmarking your recipe for this weekend.

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  17. i have not tasted clams till now but looks very delicious...

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  18. My hubby's fav...looks absolutely yummmmmm

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  19. see what u have done...i went and bought clams today..hehe...making some thoran out of it...its £15 a kio!!!

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  20. Looks great.. never tried it before..

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  21. Our favorite.. kothi varunnu.. Never tried clams from US.. We usually get mussels.. Shall try this soon..

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  22. even though im not a big fan that sure is making me wish i was:)

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  23. hehe...i bought peeled ones....i told teh price of peeled one...the dish came out pretty good, but oru chinna prashnam.....sometimes oru mannu kadi...i mean sand....do u have the same prob?

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  24. First time here.Wonderful blog:)kakka irachi fry looks spicy and yummmmmyyy..

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  25. our favorite dish.. i used to prepare the thoran also.. really delicious one.. nice pics too

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  26. nice presentation..thanks for sharing!!

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  27. Nice pic! Its been so long I had kakkayirachi and after seeing this pic, I really feel like having some :)

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  28. entta fvt annu..yithu ok avida kittumoo..fresh..yivida frozen kittum....but not gud taste

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  29. wonderful... no words to express my feelings here. i really miss these here.. U get them but not fresh. only the frozen ones...to get the yummiest tasty clams u must use fresh ones that we get in Kollam... Really missing it. very well explained dears.. I can finish off that plate in no time.. adipoly fry..

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  30. ente vayil oru kappal odikkan ulla vellam und!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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