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Chingri malai curry (Bengali: চিংড়ি মালাই কারি) also known as Prawn malai curry, is a Bengali curry made from prawns and coconut milk and flavoured with spices. The dish is popular throughout Bengal and is served during weddings and celebrations, or for guests, and was also very popular among the British in KOLKATA.
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Main Ingredients : Prawns ,Coconut
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Main Course Seafood
Ingredients for Chingri Malai Curry
• Prawns 200 grams
• Coconut to taste
• Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
• Coconut scraped ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon
• Mustard oil 4 tablespoons
• Green chillies 4
• Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 tablespoon
• Sugar 1 teaspoon
• Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Ginger paste 2 teaspoons
Method
• Step 1
Place prawns in a bowl. Add salt and turmeric powder. Mix and let them marinate for fifteen minutes.
• Step 2
Place three-fourth cup of coconut in a mixer jar. Add half cup of hot water and grind. Place a muslin cloth over a bowl and pour the coconut over it. Gather the edges of the cloth and squeeze tightly to extract thick coconut milk.
• Step 3
Heat three tablespoons mustard oil in a non-stick pan. Add prawns and sauté for one minute. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
• Step 4
Slit green chillies. Add the remaining mustard oil to the same pan and heat. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds and cover the pan and allow the seeds to splutter.
•Step 5
Add green chillies, prawns, coconut milk and cook on medium heat for half a minute
•Step 6
Add chilli powder, cumin powder, sugar and ginger paste and mix. Cook till the prawns are done.
Step 7
Garnish with remaining scraped coconut and serve hot.
Prep Time : 21-25 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1428
Carbohydrates : 45
Protein : 57.3
Fat : 114.2
Other : Iron- 17.2mg
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