Chingri Chachchori...Prawns & Potato Cooked in Mustard and Poppy Seed Paste...A Complete Easy Bong Delicacy...!!!
Prawns in my fridge,always make me happy whenerver on a lazy day, I just cant decide what to prepare in a very easy and simple way without much effort.And for us, the bengali people,the poppy seed paste is a superhit ingedient all the time.Even we love to eat it raw ,with steaming hot rice.
However,this chingri chachchori is just a simple and easy yet delicious recipe which I have learned from Maa.Moreover,with limited amount of prawns a satisfactory amount of gravy can be prepared in this way.
Here is the process of making my Prawn and Potato Curry with Poppy Seed and Mustard seed paste.
Ingredients:
Enjoy Your Food..!!
Prawns in my fridge,always make me happy whenerver on a lazy day, I just cant decide what to prepare in a very easy and simple way without much effort.And for us, the bengali people,the poppy seed paste is a superhit ingedient all the time.Even we love to eat it raw ,with steaming hot rice.
However,this chingri chachchori is just a simple and easy yet delicious recipe which I have learned from Maa.Moreover,with limited amount of prawns a satisfactory amount of gravy can be prepared in this way.
Here is the process of making my Prawn and Potato Curry with Poppy Seed and Mustard seed paste.
Ingredients:
- Prawns: 250 gm(medium sized,deveined,deshelled,peeled,washed)
- Onions: 1 large(thinely sliced)
- Potato: 1 large(cut into wedges)
- Poppy seed paste: 2 tbsp(soak them in little warm water and using a mixer grinder make a fine and smooth paste).
- Mustard Seed paste: 2 tsp( mix the paste in 2 tbsp of water to avoid its bitterness)
- Turmeric Powder:1 tsp
- Chilli Powder:1 tsp(or as per choice)
- Salt:Accoridng to taste
- Green Chilli:2-4 nos(or as per your choice)
- Mustard Oil:4 tbsp
- Water:1/2 to 1 cup
- At first clean the prawns properly and devein,deshell & peel it.You may keep their head and tail portions.
- Marinate them with little salt and turmeric powder for few minutes.
- Heat 2-3 tbsp of mustard oil in the pan add the green chilli and then add the sliced onions.
- Saute the onions for few minutes until transluscent but dont burn them.
- Then add the potato wedges with the onion and also add little turmeric powder and salt.
- Saute them slightly for few minutes and then add the marinated prawns.
- On medium flame saute the prawns until they turn nice golden in colour.
- Then add the poppy seed paste and nicely mix it with potato and prawns.
- Now after 2-3 minutes add the mustard paste and mix well.
- Add little chilli powder.
- Now add 1/2 cup of water.
- Cover it and cook until the potatoes become soft and prawns are done.
- Increase the flame little and make a thick nice curry.
- Turn off the flame and sprinkle one tbsp of raw mustard oil on it.
- Serve with steaming hot rice garnished with coriander leaves and green chilli.
Enjoy Your Food..!!
Prawns are my favorite. I wonder how they would taste with turmeric in a recipe? Hmm. Sounds interesting to try! Thanks for sharing this recipe. :)
ReplyDeleteohhh you never try them with turmeric powder....we,the benagli people always used to marinate fish/prawns with salt and turmeric powder..dont use too much...1/2 tsp is perfect..and let me know your feedback.
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