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How to make West Bengal's Daab ChingriLast updated on: February 05, 2014 18:47 IST
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We had asked you, dear reader, to share
with us recipes and photographs of any
ofthese wonderful dishes from the 28
states of India. Today we bring you the
recipe ofWest Bengal's Daab Chingri
Nothing can possibly prepare you for the
diversity of India and its cuisines.
Following up on a list by Storypick, we invited
you, our readers, to share recipes from select
dishes from India's 28 states.
Also see:
Maharashtra's Thalipeeth
Andhra special Gongura Pachadi
Masor Tenga, Assam's fish curry recipe
Gujarat's special Khandvi
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Kerala's Irachi Ishtu
Madhya Pradesh's Bhutte ka Kees
Bihar's Litti Chokha
We have, as always, been inundated with your responses. Today Jayati Saha and Jayanta
Das shares with us this recipe of West Bengal's Daab Chingri.
This is Jayanta Das' recipe
Ingredients
300 gm jumbo prawns (if not, small pranws would do too)
1 Bay leaf
1/2 tsp Turmeric
Red chilli powder to taste
1/2 tsp cumin powder (roasted and then ground)
1 large elaichi,
1/2 stick cinnamon stick
2 cardamon pods
1 large onion
1 tsp ginger paste
1 large onion (ground to a paste)
1 cup coconut milk
2 tsps mustard Oil
Salt to taste
Method
Marinate the prawns for 30 minutes with turmeric powder and salt.
Heat oil in a pan and saute the prawns for two minutes in low flame (they will turn a
lovely golden ).
Take them out and keep them aside.
In the oil add bay leaf, cumin powder, elaichi, cinnamon stick and cardamon pods.
Saute them for a while, then add in onion paste, ginger paste about turmeric powder, red
chilli powder and salt.
Saute the mix further till the oil separates from the onion.
Add some of the coconut milk to the above mix and in the low flame let the mix cook for
around five minutes.
Take care to see that it does not dry up, put in small portions of warm water if need be.
(To prepare coconut milk, take one cup of grated cococnut, add three fourthcup of warm
water and churn it well n a mixer. Take the mix out , pour it in a muslin cloth {fine sieve
if you dont have muslin cloth} and squeeze the liquid out of it. )
Add the jumbo prawns into the mix.
Add a quarter cup of fresh coconut milk on the prawns from the top, and let the mix boil
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for around three to four minutes.
Don't overcook the prawns here.
Cover once ready, and let it rest for ten minutes before serving.
Serve with with steamed rice.