Thursday, May 22, 2008

chinri macher malai curry(prawns in coconut and mustard sauce)

this recipe is told by my friends mother who is bengali,..authentic bengali style of cooking imparts different kind of flavour,.i try to cook bengali curry in mustard oil as it gives different flavour to the recipe.

ingredients

prawns 500gm
onion one chopped
green chilli chopped three
ginger one inch chopped

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salt to taste
turmeric one teaspoon
green cardamom four
bay leaf crushed four
mustard paste three tablespoon
coconut milk half cup

procedure

devein the prawns,..rub turmeric and salt and fry in oil until brown and keep aside
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heat mustard oil,add green cardamom and bay leaves

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followed by onion,ginger and green chilli

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keep frying till onion starts changing colour now add mustard paste followed by prawns

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now add coconut milk and keep stirring for few minutes

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enjoy with hot roti or rice...

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prepared for the first time,,liked the taste goona ask aunty for more recipes....:-)

4 comments:

Eyom said...

'm drooling here... :D

Swati Raman Garg said...

will take lots of guts 2 try this... but am sure garg wud love this.. d end result looks so interesting...

Purnima said...

wow..stepwise pics..prawns look great!

Manidipa said...

Nice receipe ..... but i generally prepare it in a different way ..
Frying the prawn make them harder , instead try to boil the prawn with salt and turmeric . do not over boil ; take off from heat the moment prawn canges colour.