5 Special Bengali Chingri Recipe You Must Try
Chingri macher malai curry is a famous dish of Bengalis. We all love chingri recipes. There are a variety of recipes we can prepare with this Bengali
Chingri macher malai curry is a famous dish of Bengalis. We all love chingri recipes. There are a variety of recipes we can prepare with this Bengal famous chingri maach. There are also a variety of prawns found. This chingri or prawns is consumed worldwide. Everybody prepares a variety of dishes of their type. chingri is a type of fish that is very delicious
Here are 5 famous Bengali chingri recipes you can prepare easily at your home.
CHINGRI MACHER MALAI CURRY
This is a Bengali Authentic Fishn recipe. You can serve this recipe with hot steamed rice to our guests or family members. This is a simple and easy recipe of prawns made with milk.
CHINGRI MACHER MALAI CURRY
Ingredients
- 4 pieces jumbo prawns
- 1 medium sized onions chopped
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt as per taste
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
Instructions
- At first, put 1 tablespoon of salt and turmeric powder in a bowl and coat the fish properly.
- Next heat a pan put oil in it and let the fish fry till golden brown.
- Put the fish aside.
- Next, put some more oil in the pan and also add the butter.
- Now add the onion and fry them till they turn golden brown.
- Next add the ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt as per taste, and cumin powder and stir firmly.
- Now add the milk to it and set it to boil when the gravy thickens and put the fish in and cover the lid.
- The yummy CHINGRI MACHER MALAI CURRY is ready.
Notes
- Fry the fish in low flame.
- Stir the ginger and garlic paste till the raw aroma goes away.
DAAB CHINGRI
This is a Bengali prawn curry recipe cooked in tender green coconut. This recipe is served in the main course by the Bengalis with Hot Steamed rice. This dish is very popular and is cooked in all Bengali Occasions.
DAAB CHINGRI
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
- aluminum foil
Ingredients
- 4 pieces medium-sized prawns
- 1 daab
- 1 medium sized onions chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon green chili paste
- 2 tablespoon mustard seeds paste
- 1 tablespoon panch foron
- 4 tablespoon mustard oil
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
Instructions
- All we need to do at first is scrap the pulp of the daab and mix them with the daab water and make a paste of it.
- Now cut the mouth of the daab so that the stuffing can be put inside the daab.
- Now heat oil in a pan and add the panch foron, onion, and garlic and stir them nicely.
- Now put this fried garlic and onion in a bowl and add the prawns, pulp mixture of daab, turmeric powder, mustard seeds paste, salt and mustard oil.
- Mix them properly and coat the prawns.
- Now put this prawn stuffing inside the daab and cover the mouth of the daab with aluminium foil.
- Now put this daab in a pressure cooker and put some water in the pressure cooker.
- Cook this daab for 4 whistles.
- Our Bengali famous daab chingri recipe is ready to serve.
Notes
- Take a tender daab for this recipe as it contains more pulp.
POSTO CHINGRI
Poppy seeds are very famous among Bengalis. They prepare many dishes with poppy seeds and they are very delicious. And this combination of poppy seeds with prawns is just outstanding. We Bengalis love both poppy seeds and prawns and this recipe of Posto Chingri is very famous. This recipe can be served with hot steamed rice.
POSTO CHINGRI
Ingredients
- 2 cups small prawns
- 4 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 cup potato cubed
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 4 green green chili
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 4 tablespoon mustard oil
Instructions
- All we need to do at first is take the prawns in a bowl and add salt and turmeric powder and mix them properly. And keep them aside.
- Next, we need to soak the poppy seeds in 1 cup of water for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes drain the water and put the poppy seeds in a blender, add 2 green chilies and blend them to a smooth paste. keep them aside.
- Next heat 2 tablespoons of mustard oil in a pan and slightly fry the prawns. And keep them aside.
- Next, add the potato cubes and slightly for them till they turn golden brown. And keep them aside.
- Now add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and now add the onion.
- Fry the onions till they turn golden brown.
- Next add the green chili, salt, turmeric powder, chili powder, and half a cup of water and stir them nicely.
- Now add the fried potatoes and the paste of poppy seeds. Stir them nicely.
- Next, add the fried prawns, and split green chili. Stir the mixture very nicely.
- Now add the mustard oil from the top and our chingri posto is ready to serve.
Notes
- You can add small or medium-sized prawns to this recipe
BHAPA CHINGRI
This is a perfect authentic dish for Bengalis. This contains mustard and poppy seeds paste marinated with the prawns and then put to steam. The whole prawns gets cooked slowly on steam and the taste of this recipe is just outstanding. I am sure you all will love this recipe to the best.
BHAPA CHINGRI
Ingredients
- 4 medium-sized prawns
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 4 tablespoon coconut grated
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 4 green chili
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 tablespoon mustard oil
Instructions
- All we need to do at first is take the prawns in a bowl and add a pinch of salt and turmeric powder to it and mix properly.
- Set them aside for 30 minutes.
- Now add the mustard seeds, poppy seeds, 2 green chilies, half a cup water, and a pinch of salt in a blender and blend them to a smooth paste.
- Now put this mixture in a bowl and add sugar, grated coconut, Slited green chili, red chili powder, and the prawns.
- Mix the prawns very nicely and coat them nicely.
- Keep them aside for more than 30 minutes.
- Now take a steel tiffin box and put the whole mixture in that box.
- Add the mustard oil and close the lid of the tiffin box.
- Next, put a pot in a flame and place the tiffin box in it.
- Now add water to the pot. We have to keep in mind that the water poured should be half of the height of the tiffin box.
- Now close the lid of the pot. Let the water boil and steam for about 30 minutes on low flame.
- Our delicious Bengali famous chingri bhapa recipe is ready to serve.
Notes
- Medium to small size of prawns is perfect for this recipe.
- While blending the mustard seeds use 1green chili with it so the taste of the mustard seeds does not become bitter.
CHINGRI MACHER TEL JHOL
This is a simple recipe of prawns. This recipe does not contain many spices. This a simple, easy, and just delicious recipe for prawn lovers. This recipe can be cooked very easily at your home. Serve this recipe with steam rice for your lunch.
CHINGRI MACHER TEL JHOL
Ingredients
- 4 medium-sized prawns
- 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
- 4 tablespoon mustard oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 2 green chili
- spme coriander leaves
Instructions
- All we need to do at first is put the prawns in a bowl and add a pinch of salt and turmeric powder.
- Mix them properly and keep them aside.
- Next, take a small bowl and add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, half a cup of water, and salt.
- Make a paste of it.
- Now heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and add the prawns to it and fry them slightly. And put them aside.
- Now put the rest of the oil in the pan and add the nigella seeds to the oil.
- Next, add the green chili and stir firmly.
- Now add the turmeric and red chili paste to the pan.
- Add half a cup of water and Let them boil.
- Now add the prawns to it.
- Let them simmer for about 5 minutes.
- our delicious Bengali prawn recipe is ready to serve.
Notes
- No need to fry the prawns very much. Just slightly saute them till the rawness goes away.
- Garnish this recipe with coriander leaves.
