{"id":2625,"date":"2015-07-15T20:49:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2015-07-15T20:49:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:49:48","slug":"mussel-theeyal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/mussel-theeyal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mussel Theeyal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mussel<\/a><\/p>\n

Theeyal (\u0d24\u0d40\u0d2f\u0d7d ) is a Kerala style spicy gravy preparation with fried coconut masala. Various theeyal forms are very common, \u00a0both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian servings. Theeyal preparation with Onion and shrimp are very popular in the authentic Kerala cuisine. \u00a0The recipe I share here is a theeyal preparation with Mussels (\u0d15\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15 \/\u0d15\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d41\u0d02\u0d2e\u0d46\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d2f) typically following the traditional preparation style to come up with a tasty moth-watering theeyal recipe. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Ingredients\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For roasting the Mussel:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Mussel : \u00bd \u00a0Kg<\/li>\n
  2. Turmeric powder : \u00bc \u00a0T- sp<\/li>\n
  3. Chilli powder\u00a0 : 1 T -sp<\/li>\n
  4. Oil\u00a0 : 2 Tsp<\/li>\n
  5. Salt for taste<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    For Masala (grinding):-<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Coconut : 2 Cups<\/li>\n
    2. Perum jeerakam (fennel) : \u00bc T sp<\/li>\n
    3. Chopped Garlic\u00a0 : 3 cloves<\/li>\n
    4. Turmeric powder\u00a0 : \u00bc T- sp<\/li>\n
    5. Coriander powder\u00a0 : 1 Tbl- sp<\/li>\n
    6. Chilli powder\u00a0 : 2 Tbl- sp<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For masala (cooking)<\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. Onion( big) : 2<\/li>\n
      2. Green chilly (Split)\u00a0 : \u00a04<\/li>\n
      3. Tomato ( medium) : 1<\/li>\n
      4. Ginger paste : 1 T- sp<\/li>\n
      5. Garlic paste : 2 T-sp<\/li>\n
      6. Curry leaves : 2 sprigs<\/li>\n
      7. Coconut oil\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : 1 Tbl sp<\/li>\n
      8. Kudampuli (Gambooge<\/em>\u00a0) : \u00a02 piece<\/li>\n
      9. Salt for taste<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Clean the mussel and add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and mix it.<\/li>\n
        • Keep it for 10 minutes for marinating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

           <\/p>\n

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          • In a kadai\/ pan add the coconut and fry it ,once it get brown in color,<\/li>\n
          • Add the rest of the ingredients listed for grinding and fry it for another 4-5 minutes (low flame ) and take it out.<\/li>\n
          • Let it cool completely and grind it in a mixie\/grinder without adding water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Run the mixie for a ~ minute, switch off it and use a spatuala to loosen the mix and again run the mixie. Repeat the same until you will get a smooth paste. Can see oil is oozing from the coconut once it is ready.<\/p>\n

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            • In a frying pan pour the oil and add the marinated mussel and close it with lid [see tips], after 5 minutes flip it and again close the lid and let it cook for another 5 minutes.<\/li>\n
            • After that open the lid and fry it for 2-3 minute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

               <\/p>\n

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              • In a Kadai \/ earthen pot add the coconut oil and fry the onion along with ginger, garlic and green chilli until the onions became translucent.<\/li>\n
              • Then add the tomato, salt and cook it until smashed.<\/li>\n
              • Dilute the ground masala with 2 cups of water, add kudampuli\u00a0 and boil well .<\/li>\n
              • Then add the roasted mussel and mix well.<\/li>\n
              • Close the lid and cook it for another 15 minutes or until the mussel became soft.<\/li>\n
              • Add curry leaves and switch off. The stove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Tips<\/p>\n

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                • If you are using more oil, no need for putting the lid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Theeyal (\u0d24\u0d40\u0d2f\u0d7d ) is a Kerala style spicy gravy preparation with fried coconut masala. Various theeyal forms are very common, \u00a0both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian servings. Theeyal preparation with Onion and shrimp are very popular in the authentic Kerala cuisine. \u00a0The recipe I share here is a theeyal preparation with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3,5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-p2s","category-kerala-specials","category-non-vegetarian","category-side-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2886,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions\/2886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}