Ingredients:

• 10 – large dry Red Chillies
• 100 – medium cockles (kubey)
• 1 – medium Coconut
• 1 tbsp – cooking oil
• 4 flakes – Garlic
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 8 – peppercorns
• Salt to taste
• 1 ball – Tamarind
• 1 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp – Mustard Seed

Method:

1. Wash the cockles thoroughly and remove all dirt and sand.
2. Boil them in clean water.
3. Remove the shells with a knife and keep the fleshy part.
4. Gently pour out the top part of the water and discard the sediment.
5. Grind the coconut with cumin seeds, peppercorns, tamarind, turmeric powder and dry red chillies.
6. Add the masala to the water kept aside, and boil the cockles for 10 minutes.
7. When the water evaporates, add the scraped coconut and the seasoning of mustard and crushed garlic, fried in 1 tbsp of cooking oil.
8. Recipe Courtesy: Mangalorean Recipes