Chingri Malai Curry (Creamy Prawn Curry) Recipe

Serves/Makes: 3 – 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pound prawns (shrimps)
• 3 tablespoons mustard oil
• 1/2 tablespoon whole cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoons ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon cumin paste (soak cumin in water overnight and grind)
• 6 green chillies (slit)
• 1 teaspoons turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon garam masala*
• 1 1/4 cups coconut milk
• Salt to taste

How to cook Chingri Malai Curry (Creamy Prawn Curry):

• Blanch the prawns (shrimps) in turmeric water.
• Heat the mustard oil in a pan and add sugar and whole cumin seeds.
• Add ginger paste, red chilli powder, cumin paste and turmeric powder and saute.
• Add the prawns and slit green chillies and stir fry for few minutes.
• Pour in the coconut milk, cook for few more minutes and then add salt.
• Sprinkle garam masala.
• Serve the Creamy Prawn Curry hot with steamed rice.

Note:
The Chingri Malai Curry (Creamy Prawn Curry) is an authentic recipe from Bengal (eastern India).

Comments:
*Garam masala is a blend of ground spices common in the Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani cuisine, whose literal meaning is ‘hot (or warm) spice’.

This recipe for Chingri Malai Curry (Creamy Prawn Curry) serves/makes: 3 – 4

Main Ingredient: Shrimp
Preparation Method: Pan Fried/Sauteed
Cuisine: Indian