Chingri Malai Curry Recipe

#MomChef: Kaberi Dey

Craving #MaaKaKhana? Try out this delicious recipe that’s been lovingly shared with us as part of our Mother’s Day campaign. We’re sure you’ll feel this mother’s love on your plate when you eat it. Enjoy!

What’s so special about this dish? Here’s what Sumana has to say: 

“I love prawns in all forms so ma’s recipe of prawns had to be my favourite.”

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Sumana's Ma's Chingri Malai Curry

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Indian

Keyword

Chingri Malai Curry, Chingri Malai curry recipe

Servings

Ingredients

• 500 g fresh prawns medium
• 2/3 tbsp Mustard Oil
• 200 ml coconut milk
• 1 medium onion ground to paste
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• Green chili paste to taste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp red chilli powder Kashmiri mirch variety
• Salt - to taste
• 1 tej patta
• 2-3 cardamoms green
• 5-7 black pepper corns
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp homemade garam masala made with cardamom-cinnamon-peppercorn-cloves
• 2 tsp Sugar

Course Main Dish Cuisine Indian Keyword Chingri Malai Curry, Chingri Malai curry recipe Servings Ingredients 500 g fresh prawns medium 2/3 tbsp Mustard Oil 200 ml coconut milk 1 medium onion ground to paste 2 tsp ginger garlic paste Green chili paste to taste 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp red chilli powder Kashmiri mirch variety Salt - to taste 1 tej patta 2-3 cardamoms green 5-7 black pepper corns 1 stick cinnamon 1/2 tsp homemade garam masala made with cardamom-cinnamon-peppercorn-cloves 2 tsp Sugar

Instructions

1. Marinate chingri in haldi, salt, red chilli powder for 15-20 mins.
2. Fry chingri separately first in mustard oil after heating the oil well.
3. Fry Tej patta, cardamom, clove, black pepper, cinnamon in that oil. Add Onion paste. Add Ginger garlic paste. Add Green chili paste. Add salt, dhania powder , black pepper, garam masala.
4. Let the mix become brown. Add the chingri and mix. Add coconut milk and mix. Add water and sugar. Keep stirring until gravy thickens slightly then let it cool and serve.