Friday, July 10, 2015

DAAB CHINGRI

DAAB CHINGRI


Chingri and Ilish  are both candidates for any festive occasion in a Bengali household.

Chingri is more versatile and is used in like "lau chingri, chingri echor and Chingri Malaikari .

Me and my mom both had shell fish allergy still we gorges on shell fish and later on has some Cetrizine to bring down the itching feeling .

Chingri Malaikari always turned out as a safer .
Daab chingri involves less effort but if the peparation and steaming are not proper it can be total failure at the end.

The tender coconut  imparts and subtle and distinct flavor to the dish.

Relish the exquisite taste of authentic Bengali seafood.

Sensational prawn are mixed with heart -warming masalas and cooked wrapped in coconut shell.
This aromatic delicacy will get you hooked forever.


INGREDIENTS
  • Green Coconut
  • 10-12 largeChingri(prawn)
  • 3tbsp mustard oil
  • 2tbsp mustard seeds
  • 6-8 green chilies
  • 2tbsp poppy seed
  • 1tsp turmeric powder
  • 1tsp pachforon
  • salt to taste
METHOD

The recipe consists of 4 steps.
The tender coconut will be cut to remove the soft flesh and water.
A paste is made with soft coconut flesh ,mustard seed,poppy seed,green chili and salt.
Chingri are lightly fried.
The paste is mixed with chingri and cooked inside the coconut shell in the microwave.

PROCEDURE

Take a tender coconut make a hole on the top keeping the cutout to use as a lid later .

Collect the coconut water and scrape the soft flesh from inside the coconut and save it .

Make a paste of coconut flesh,poppy seed ,mustard seeds,green chillies,salt with little coconut water.
Marinate the chingri with turmeric powder ,salt and fry them for 3-5 mints.

Heat the oil in the pan

Add pachforan ,paste of coconut flesh ,poppy seed,mustard seed ,green chillies  and saute for couple of minute .

Then add fried Chingri and saute it till the  gravy is thick.

Pour the entire content of the step in the coconut then add 1tbsp mustard oil and 4 green chillies.
Cover the cut portion of the coconut with the coconut lid.

Put the coconut in the microwave and cook it for 15-20mints

Take out the coconut check if the chingri are soft either cook it for another 5-8 mints.

Depending on the power set of the microwave oven ,the cooking time may vary.

Serve with plain Hot Rice or Bengali Pulao.

No comments:

Post a Comment