Anu’s Spicy, Stir Fried Mussels

Anu’s Spicy, Stir Fried Mussels

Back to Bangalore for long forgotten favourites and wonderful memories.  Anu’s Spicy, Stir Fried Mussels is one recipe that we all adore. My Aunt Shobha used to pamper us as kids and cook this for us whenever we visited and even packed up containers of it to take back with us. On my visit to Bangalore last month , my sister saw some mussels in the market and bought a whole lot home. We couldn’t wait for it to get ready and finished it while watching Masterchef. Please may I have some more of Anu’s Spicy, Stir Fried Mussels?

The Recipe:

The Ingredients:

1 kg shelled mussels, clean, wash & drain. By clean I mean remove the black beard; pinch turmeric

4 sliced onions

1 bunch spring onions, chopped

1 tbsp ginger-garlic, minced

1 tsp chilli powder or curry powder to taste

a large bunch coriander leaves for garnish

5 stalks curry leaves for seasoning

2 tbsp cooking oil

1/2 cup water

salt to taste ( go slow with the salt as the mussels are salty)

Method:

Heat oil in a large, flat bottomed non stick pan. When hot, add the curry leaves and stir fry a minute. Add the sliced onions & chopped spring onions and fry on a medium flame till onions are caramelized and still edible (avoid burning them). Add the ginger-garlic and cook till a wonderful aroma arises and the household makes a beeline to the kitchen. Stir in the chilli powder or curry powder and turmeric and gently fry for a few minutes. Put the mussels in and keep tossing until coated with oil and well fried. Add water, salt to taste and cover and cook till dry and ready for the table. Stir in the chopped coriander leaves, test for taste and serve hot with rice & dhal or warm crusty bread. Absolutely delicious and I am drooling while writing this.

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