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Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe/Chenna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe is given below with step-by-step instructions and important tips to make a tasty thokku recipe.

Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe | Chenna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe | Dry Baby Prawn Gravy Recipe | Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe

Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe/Chenna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku is a tasty, delicious and flavourful South Indian side dish recipe. If you have dried baby prawns/dried shrimp/senna kunni/chenna kunni at home, you can make this recipe within 30-40 minutes and serve it as a side dish for any vegetarian or non-vegetarian lunch meal or tiffin items. The Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe/Chenna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku is given below with step-by-step instructions and important tips to make a tasty thokku recipe.

If you try this Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Recipe. Do let me know in the comment section. I'm very excited to read your comments.

Before moving on to the Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe. Let's know about -

What is Thokku?

Thokku is a Tamil word (Tamil is the native language of Tamil Nadu state, India.) and is named for South Indian side dishes or accompaniments. Thokku is typically served as an accompaniment to rice or any vegetarian and non-vegetarian lunch meals and is also served as a side dish for tiffin items like idli, dosai, uthappam, kal dosai or even chapati.

Generally, thokku is cooked with fresh vegetables like onion, garlic, tomato, mango or any fresh green leaves and is particularly flavoured with tamarind, red chilli powder, salt and other spices. Thokku recipe is also mostly seasoned with a good amount of sesame oil, coconut oil or refined oil.

All right, let's know about -

What is Senna kunni thokku/chenna kunni thokku?

As I previously mentioned, thokku is a popular South Indian-style side dish or accompaniment to vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals. Senna kunni thokku/chenna kunni thokku recipe is made with senna kunni karuvadu/chenna kunni karuvadu as the main ingredient and flavoured with onions, tomato, red chilli powder, salt and various spices. Senna kunni karuvadu or chenna kunni karuvadu is nothing but a dried baby shrimp or dried baby prawn.

If you are new to the senna kunni karuvadu/chenna kunni karuvadu ingredient. Don't worry. I have already written a detailed article about it. Kindly, click the below link to check out -

🔗Dried shrimp/Chenna kunni/Senna kunni/Unakku Chemmen

All right, let's move on to the Senna kunni thokku/chenna kunni thokku recipe and followed by the important tips to make a tasty thokku recipe.

How to make Senna kunni thokku/chenna kunni thokku?/How to make dry baby prawn gravy?

Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe/Chenna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku is a tasty, delicious and flavourful South Indian side dish recipe. If you have dried baby prawns/dried shrimp/senna kunni/chenna kunni at home, you can make this recipe within 30-40 minutes and serve it as a side dish for any vegetarian or non-vegetarian lunch meal or tiffin items.

Cuisine - South Indian
Serving - 4
Timing - 40 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Senna Kunni Karuvadu/Chenna Kunni Karuvadu/Dried Baby shrimp - 1/2 cup
Small Onion - 30 nos (or) Onion - 2
Tomato - 2
Green Chilli (slit) - 1
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic - 4

FOR MASALA POWDERS

Red Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt - to taste

FOR SEASONING

Oil - 3 tablespoons
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 6 to 7
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 1 tablespoon

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To begin making the Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe - Firstly, you need to properly clean the senna kunni karuvadu/dried baby shrimp before cooking.

I have written detailed steps to clean senna kunni/dried baby shrimp. Click the below link to check out. Do not skip the cleaning process.
🔗How to clean senna kunni/chenna kunni/dried baby shrimps?

2. Once you properly cleaned the senna kunni karuvadu, soak them in a cup of water for 15 minutes.

3. To Cook - Heat a mud pot or kadhai over a moderate flame and add oil, and mustard seeds and allow to splutter then add fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, garlic and curry leaves saute for a few seconds.

4. And then add chopped onions and fry until translucent.

5. Now add ginger and garlic paste fry for a few seconds then add chopped tomato, green chilli and salt to taste and cook until mushy.

6. Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder saute for a few seconds and add a cup of water mix well.

7. Keep the flame low, close the kadhai with a lid and cook for 5 minutes or until oil separates from the gravy. Don't forget to mix in between cooking.

8. Now squeeze the water from the soaked senna kunni karuvadu and add it to the gravy and mix well. If water is necessary add 1/4 cup of water and cook for 3-5 minutes.

9. Finally, add a teaspoon of pepper powder and mix well. Once the oil separates from the senna kunni karuvadu thokku. Turn off the flame and sprinkle coriander leaves on top mix well. Close with the lid. Keep it warm until serving.

10. Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Recipe/Chenna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku is ready.

You can serve Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe/Dried Baby Shrimp Gravy Recipe with any vegetarian or non-vegetarian meals. I would like to eat this thokku with Sambar Sadam, Rasam Sadam and sometimes with soft chapati.

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Important tips to make a tasty Senna Kunni Karuvadu Thokku Recipe

1. Dried shrimp/chenna kunni or any other dried seafood needs to be cleaned properly before cooking. Since seafood is dried under the sun and the wind in an open place particularly on the seashore. It is full of dust, sand, debris and sometimes excess salt (salt is used to preserve the food). Though you buy the cleaned dried seafood. It is very essential to clean them before cooking. Click the below link to check out the cleaning method -
🔗How to clean Dried Prawn/Senna Kunni/Chenna Kunni?

2. You can use sesame oil, coconut oil or refined oil to make this thokku recipe.

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