How to make West Bengal's Daab Chingri

Last 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

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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

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

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.