Shrimp Coconut Dumplings

(ചെമ്മീൻ ഉണ്ടപ്പുട്ട്)

A recipe by Shanty Mathew

Shanty is a mom of 2 and a Software Professional, whose repertoire extends well beyond the world of code. She is an avid photographer who loves to capture expressions. She also enjoys literature and travel apart from her experiments in cooking. She lives in Southborough,MA with husband Dinny, daughter Hannah and son Adrian.

Shrimp Coconut Dumplings ( ചെമ്മീൻ ഉണ്ടപ്പുട്ട്) is a Malabar delicacy. It is quite a popular dish in Kannur region during Iftar season. Like the name hints, unda puttu is simply steamed rice dumplings with coconut covered outside. The flour that is used is kneaded to a smooth dough with boiled water to make unda puttu and filled with spicy shrimp stuffing then covered with shredded coconut outside the balls before steam-cooking. The shrimp masala has to be bit in the spicy end since the outer covering is plane.

Ingredients for Shrimp Masala:

Shrimp cleaned - 2 Cups
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Hot red chili powder – 2 tsp
Kashmiri chili powder – 2 tsp
Fennel powder – ½ tsp
Garam masala – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
Black pepper powder – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – few finely chopped
Coriander leaves – few finely chopped
Chopped green chili – 1 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 Tbsp
Finely Chopped Tomatoes – ½ cup
Finely Chopped Onion – 2 cups
Salt – as required
Oil – as required

Ingredients for Dough:

Rice flour – 2 cups
Shredded coconut – 2 cups
Water – 2 and 1/4 cups
Salt – as required
Oil – few drops

Preparation:

Marinate shrimp with little bit of salt, little bit of turmeric and chilly powders and set aside for 15 min.
Heat oil in a pan and stir fry marinated shrimp.
Remove shrimp from pan when done.
Add bit more oil to the pan and Sauté onion.
When Onion is translucent add green chilly and ginger garlic paste.
Sauté well until raw smell disappears and get a light brownish in color.
Add required salt and lower the heat.
Add all masala powders and sauté well for a minute or so in low heat.
Add tomatoes and Salt. Sauté well until everything combined and until slightly brown. You can do this step in medium heat.
Add fried shrimp to this mixture.
Combined everything well until all the water evaporates.
Take it off from stove and keep aside.

Making Dough:

Boil the water.
Add few drops of oil and required salt.
Add the rice flour and mix well.
Turn off stove. Keep it covered.
When it cools down a bit use your hands to knead and make a smooth dough.

Make the Balls:

With your hands roll the dough into small balls.
With your hands flatten it and then make a cup shape so we can fill the fillings.
Spoon in the shrimp mixture.
Cover and roll them into balls.
Roll the stuffed balls into grated coconut so that grated coconut stick on top of the balls.
Repeat the process with remaining dough and shrimp masala.
Steam cook for 20 minutes.

Tasty and spicy Chemmeen Undaputtu is ready to serve !!

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