Mustard Prawn (Shorshe Chingri)

by Chinu Das

Ingredients :

Prawn - 500gm [6-7 pieces, big-sized]

Onion - 2 pieces [finely chopped]

Mustard paste - 25gm

Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp

Ginger paste - 2 tbsp

Curd - 100gm [sour]

Coriander leaves - 1 cup [finely chopped]

Sugar - 1 tbsp

Refined oil - 100gm

Salt - As per requirement

Preparation method:

• Marinate prawn in salt, curd, mustard paste, ginger paste and turmeric powder for 1 hour.
  
• Fry chopped onion in refined onion till they become brown in color and stir it by garlic paste.
  
• As soon as the whole mass becomes brown, add marinated prawn and stir them by covering a lid under low flame.
  
• When oil separates out, add 1/2 cup of water by stirring under low flame till the whole mass becomes dry.
  
• Add chopped coriander leaves on the surface.
  
• Serve it with rice or fried rice and salad (cucumber, carrot, capsicum and tomato).