Ustad Hotel ‘Kallumakkayees’ (Mussels) Recipe

We’ve already shared a recipe inspired by Ustad Hotel, a Mallu movie, for authentic Malabari biryani. Today, we turn the focus to a little more off the wall recipe inspired by the movie; Kerala mussel fry.

About Ustad Hotel

Ustad Hotel is a drama about a young man Faizi (Dulquer Salman) who goes against his family’s wishes and becomes a chef running a hotel along with this grandfather. The movie was delightful and had stellar performances by Dulquer and the late Thilakan.

In the movie, Faizi befriends the Kallumakkayees, a band at the hotel. In Malyalam, Kallumakkayees means mussels, hence the inspiration for a dish featuring mussels.

Serve this dish with appams or unpolished rice.

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Kerala Mussels Recipe

Delicious, spicy Kerala mussels.

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Ingredients

• 15 mussels cleaned
• 5 Shallots chopped
• 1 garlic pod chopped
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 3.4 inch Ginger
• 1 tomato chopped
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 4 Curry Leaves
• 1 strand coriander leaves

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 15 mussels cleaned 5 Shallots chopped 1 garlic pod chopped 1/2 onion chopped 3.4 inch Ginger 1 tomato chopped 1/2 tsp red chili powder 2 tbsp Oil 1/2 tsp Salt 4 Curry Leaves 1 strand coriander leaves

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Instructions

1. Grind the shallots, red chili powder and garlic into a fine paste.
2. Sauté the onion, ginger and curry leaves in hot oil.
3. Stir in salt.
4. Stir in the paste and then the tomatoes.
5. Add the mussels and sauté.
6. Add a little water and cook until the mussels are soft.
7. Garnish with the coriander leaves and serve.