🇮🇳 Indian

Chingri Malai Curry

Name: Chingri Malai Curry
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp, minced Ginger; 2 Green Chili; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 1 Lemon; 1 cup Coconut Milk; 300 g, shelled and deveined Prawns; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 1 tsp Green Cardamom

🇮🇳 Indian

Bengali chingri malai, prawns in cardamom-scented coconut milk. Minutes from pan to plate, as the sea intended. Plate with lemon wedges and nothing to distract.

Prep 17 min Cook 13 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger1 tbsp, minced
Green Chili2
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Lemon1
Coconut Milk1 cup
Prawns300 g, shelled and deveined
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Green Cardamom1 tsp

Instructions

1
Clean the prawns carefully — shell, devein or scrub as needed — and pat completely dry.
2
Heat oil and fry the aromatics — onion, garlic, green chili — till soft and golden.
3
Add the coconut milk and spices; toast thirty seconds so they bloom in the oil.
4
Add the prawns and toss on high heat just till it changes colour and turns opaque.
5
Kill the heat, add the green cardamom and lemon, and serve while it still sizzles.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon or lime right before serving wakes up every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Chingri Malai Curry | चिंगरी मलाई करी | Prawns Curry | Bengali Recipe | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana · on YouTube