ARIKKADUKKA / MUSSEL FRY / KALLUMMAKKA FRY Ingredients: Mussels(Kallummakkai) - 10 nos To be ground: Rice(soaked in hot water) puzhungal ari – 100 gms Raw rice(Pachari) – 1/2 cup sauf perum jeeragam –1 tsp Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) –A pinch Coconut(grated) –1/2 cup Green chilly-1 Onions(sliced) or shallots – big onion 1 shallots 3,4 Salt – As reqd For preparing masala: Chilly powder – 1 tbsp saunf perum jeeragam – 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Oil – As reqd for frying Salt – As reqd Preparations : Clean the mussels and drain. Slit half way down into each mussel and remove the black pith in the center. In a separate vessel soak rice in hot water for 5 hours. Wash well and drain. Take the items to be ground in a mixer: drained rice, raw rice, saunf , cumin seeds, grated coconut, onions and required salt. Grind to a fine paste it shud not be watery but lil thick Stuff each mussel neatly with the ground paste and steam for 30 minutes. prepare the chilli masala with 3