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Chingri Macher Jhal – Spicy Prawn Curry

চিংড়ি মাছের ঝাল

By Sumi

4.8 (5 votes)

Chingri macher jhal - Spicy Prawn curry Picture

Chingri Macher Jhal or Spicy prawn curry is a quick and easy Bengali delicacy. You don’t need too many ingredients for this either. You may even replace prawns with shrimps.

Chingri macher jhal | SPICY PRAWN CURRY

Serves
2 – 3
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cooking Time
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Clean the prawn/shrimp properly.
  2. Marinate the prawn/shrimp with turmeric powder and salt. Leave it for 30 minutes.
  3. Heat a wok (kadhai) or non-stick pan and add 2 tablespoons of mustard oil. Now fry prawn/shrimp for 3 minutes on medium heat. Turn it over and fry for another 3 to 4 minutes. It would turn pink in colour.
  4. Take out prawn/ shrimp and drain excess oil. In that same oil add water, turmeric, red pepper powder, salt, coriander powder and prawn/shrimp. Just make sure flame is low.
  5. Cook for 5-6 minuted till all the water is soaked.
  6. Serve hot with white rice!

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