Tisrya sukke (Clam sautee)

Ingredients

1 lb clams
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 finely chopped onion
1 tspn garlic finely chopped
3 finely chopped chillies
1/4 tsp tumeric
1 tsp salt
4 kokum peels

Method
Clean the clams, move all the inside flesh onto one shell and discard the other.

Put oil in vessel and heat.
Add onion, garlic & chillies and fry well.
Add clam shells and saute
Add coconut, 1/2 cup water, kokum peels, tumeric & salt to taste
Let boil and then simmer open on high heat till the water almost thickens up

NOTE: To open the clams easily, put them in the freezer for atleast an hour. Take them out and put them in a bowl of water. They will pop open making it easy to clean and use.