Best Bengali Prawn/Chingri Malai Curry

Best Bengali Prawn/Chingri Malai Curry

Chingri malai curry is a popular Bengali classic dish. Where jumbo prawns are cooked in a creamy coconut gravy. Tastes best when served with rice.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Bangladeshi

Servings 4

Calories 452 kcal

Ingredients

  

Main Ingredients

• 4 tbsp Mustard oil
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 Cinnamon Stick approx 2" long
• 3 Green Cardamons
• 2 Cloves
• 1 Finely chopped onion medium size
• 1 Large red onion paste
• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 2 tbsp Curd beaten
• 2 Slit Green Chilies
• ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
• Salt as required
• ½ tsp Sugar
• ½ cup Warm Water
• 1 tsp Ghee

For Marinade

• 4 g King Prawn
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• ½ tsp Salt

For Coconut Milk

• ½ cup Coconut
• 1 cup Hot Water

Instructions

 

Preparing The Prawns

• Clean, devein the prawns and remove the stomach. Wash them well and drain any excess water. You can keep the scale intact like me or separate the scale.
  4 g King Prawn
• Coat the prawns with turmeric and salt and keep aside for a few minutes.
  ½ tsp Turmeric Powder, Salt as required
• Heat 2 tbsp of mustard oil in a pan and add the prawns. Fry for 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
  4 tbsp Mustard oil

Making the coconut milk

• Grind the coconut by adding hot water.
  ½ cup Warm Water, 1 cup Hot Water
• Place a muslin cloth over a bowl and pour the coconut over it.
  ½ cup Coconut
• Squeeze tightly to extract thick coconut milk

Making the prawn malai curry

• Heat the same pan. Add remaining oil followed by bay leaf, cinnamon stick, green cardamoms, and cloves. Saute for a few seconds.
  1 Bay leaf, 1 Cinnamon Stick, 3 Green Cardamons, 2 Cloves
• Then add the chopped onion and saute until onion turns slightly golden.
  1 Finely chopped onion
• Add onion paste stir until the raw smell goes.
  1 Large red onion paste
• Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few minutes.
  1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• Now add turmeric and chili powder stir to mix.
  1 tsp Turmeric Powder, 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• Add curd, green chilies, garam masala powder, salt, and sugar. Saute really well until oil oozing out from sides.
  2 tbsp Curd, 2 Slit Green Chilies, ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder, ½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Sugar
• Pour warm water. Stir gently and bring it to boil. Add fried prawns and cook for a minute.
• Reduce the flame to the lowest and add coconut milk. Cover and cook until prawns are done.
• Turn off the flame. Add a dollop of ghee. Cover and leave it for 5 mins.
  1 tsp Ghee
• Then serve hot with steaming hot rice.

Keyword Bangla Curry, Bangla Recipes, Bengali Prawn Curry, Bengali Side Dish, Chingri Malai Curry, King Prawn Curry

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