STEAMED PRAWN ( BHAPA CHINGRI )

This is an authentic Bengali recipe.West Bangal and Bengalis are famous for their fish love. So here we are sharing this recipe with you all to get the flavour from Bengali's kitchen.

INGREDIENTS:

Prawn - 250 grams

Mustard Powder - 3 tablespoons

Curd - 50 grams

Green Chillies- 4 to 5

Black Jira Seed (Black Cumin) - 1/2 tablespoon

Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tablespoon

Kashmiri Chilli Powder- 1/2 tablespoon

Salt to taste.

How To Make:

1) Take 250 grams Prawn and wash with cold water.

2) Marinate Prawn with salt and turmeric powder for 5 minutes.

Make a paste with curd, 1 pinch of turmeric powder, 2 pinches of  Kashmiri chili powder, mustard  powder, black cumin seed , green chilies and salt to taste in a bowl. 

3) Mix all the ingredients with prawn and put in a stainless steel covered container.

4) Heat a pan with 1 and 1/2 cup of water and place the stainless steel container in it.

5) Boil for 10 minutes.

6) And your Steamed Prawn or Bhapa Chingri is ready,

 Better to be with steamed rice.

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