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    Recipes » Bengali Recipes

    Chingri Malai Curry | Bengali Prawn Malai Curry | Chingri Malaicurry

    April 25, 2015 By Debjani 2 Comments

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    Chingri Malai curry is a signature Bengali prawn delicacy prepared with jumbo prawns or Shrimp and coconut milk. Before going further with the recipe, let me tell you this dish has its origin outside Bengal and even India. Yes, you read it right. I will talk about the same below.

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    • My Chingri Malai Curry memories!
    • Am I right or AM I RIGHT with the Chingri Macher Malaikari Recipe?
    • The origin of Bengali Prawn Malai Curry!
    • Here's how I make Chingri Malai Curry at Debjanir Rannaghar!
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    • Seafood Recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!

    My Chingri Malai Curry memories!

    I remember cooking it for the first time when I was 18 years old. Though I have cooked it several times after that, however, I still remember that first time at my grandmother's place. We used to visit my Dida’s house on the subsequent Sunday of Jamai Shashti (a famous ritual prevailed in West Bengal to worship for the well-being of Son in Laws by their respective Mothers-in-law) for a grand family gathering. The occasion was celebrated with lots of authentic and special Bengali dishes. Being part of a Middle-Class Joint family we were mostly served normal food and naturally waited for those kinds of special occasions to taste special delicacies.

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    My Dida, Maa, and Mashi used to cook an entire Bengali course. I loved to see them cooking the delicacies. I finally entered the kitchen when I was 18! It was a change malakari that I cooked. On that day a relative told me something negative. He told me that I don’t know how to cook this signature dish. According to him, it was quite normal since in middle-class families we eat these dishes on rare occasions and hence not aware of the proper process! I was disappointed and wounded like anything.

    I was angry with my parents since they didn’t reply to that person apart from a calm smile.

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    In the evening, while returning home I was not talking to my father. Baba then told me that “I know you are hurt that we haven’t said anything to that person. Believe me, that was for a reason. You must understand we haven’t told anything to those who were praising you either. It is better if you try to accept both the positive and negative sides of life!” I asked him “Was it that bad Baba?” and he replied with a smile “no it was not and for me, it was the best thing that I had in my life. You must take note that there will be a time when you need to ignore the negative influences.”

    Am I right or AM I RIGHT with the Chingri Macher Malaikari Recipe?

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    From then I prepped this dish numerous times with the same recipe! I was waiting to post it in Debjanir Rannaghar on some special occasion and what could have been better than posting Chingri Macher Malaikari as the 100th post of my blog and yes, today I am open for any positive and negative comment with an open heart.

    The origin of Bengali Prawn Malai Curry!

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    Anyway, let me come back to Chingri Malai Curry. This is a classic preparation with Prawns and flavored with Coconut Milk! We Bongs are very good at changing the names for the ease of our pronunciation. Chingri Macher Malaikari is one of the greatest examples of this name-changing game where Malaikari is actually “Maloy Curry”. A prawn curry flavored with coconut milk originally from Malaysia is modified into a Signature Bengali Dish known as Chingri Macher Malaikari.

    Here's how I make Chingri Malai Curry at Debjanir Rannaghar!

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    Chingri Malai Curry | Chicngrib Malaikari

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    Prawn Curry flavored with coconut milk originally from Malaysia is modified into a Signature Bengali Dish known as Chingri Malai curry aka Chicngri Malaikari.

    • Author: Debjani Chatterjee Alam
    • Prep Time: 15 mins
    • Cook Time: 30 mins
    • Total Time: 45 mins
    • Yield: 3-4 People 1x
    • Category: Seafood
    • Method: Cooking
    • Cuisine: Bengali

    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 10 Jumbo Prawn/ Galda Chingri (if not available medium-sized shrimp can also be used)

    For Tempering:

    • 1" Whole Cinnamon
    • 2 Dried Red Chilli
    • 2 Green Cardamom
    • 1 Black Cardamom
    • 5-6 Clove
    • 2 Bay Leave

    For making the Gravy:

    • 1.5 cup Coconut Milk
    • 5 Onion
    • 1 Tomato (Big)
    • 1 Tbsp. Ginger Paste
    • 1.5 Tbsp. Garlic Paste
    • 1 Tsp. Bengali Garam Masala Powder
    • ½ Tsp. Cumin Powder
    • 2 Tsp. Turmeric powder
    • 1 Tsp. Red Chilli Powder
    • 2 Tsp. Sugar
    • 1 Tsp. or Salt to taste
    • 4 Tbsp. Mustard Oil
    • 1 Tbsp. Ghee/ Clarified Butter

    Instructions

    1. Prawns with the shell work best for Chingri Macher Malaikari.
    2. Wash Prawns thoroughly and devein each and every prawn before cooking.
    3. Now rub some Salt and Turmeric Powder to the Prawns and leave those for 15 minutes.
    4. Make a smooth paste of Onions and Tomatoes separately.
    5. Heat the oil in a deep vessel.
    6. Fry Prawns one by one without tempering the shell in medium flame until the Prawns turn pink in color.
    7. After straining the Prawns from the hot oil add half of the Ghee in the Oil.
    8. Temper the Ghee-Oil mixture with Cinnamon, Dried Red Chilli, Green Cardamom, Black Cardamom, Clove and Bay Leave.
    9. Now add Onion paste to the tempering. Cook for around 3-4 minutes or till the paste cooked properly and turned pinkish-brown in color.
    10. Add Tomato Paste and again cook for 1 minute.
    11. Add Ginger and Garlic Paste and cook for 1 minute.
    12. Now add Turmeric Powder, Sugar, Salt, Red Chilli Powder, Cumin Powder, and half of the Garam Masala Powder to the mixture.
    13. Cook for 3-4 minutes in low flame until oil separates from the mixture. If required add 1 tsp. of water in between.
    14. Now add Coconut Milk to the mixture and mix properly.
    15. Add 2 Cup of Water and bring it to boil.
    16. Finally, add Fried Prawns to the gravy.
    17. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5-6 minutes in low flame till the gravy thickens to a medium consistency.
    18. Add remaining Garam Masala and Ghee to Chingri Macher Malaikari and mix properly.
    19. Give the dish a rest of 5 minutes before serving.

    Notes

    You can use frozen prawn in case shelled prawns are not available.
    I have used store-bought coconut milk. You can extract the milk from raw coconut.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 175g
    • Calories: 424
    • Sugar: 8.1g
    • Sodium: 416mg
    • Fat: 26.2g
    • Saturated Fat: 15.2g
    • Carbohydrates: 16.1g
    • Fiber: 4.1g
    • Protein: 32.7g
    • Cholesterol: 5mg

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    Seafood Recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!

    • Chingri Paturi (Also known as Prawn Paturi)
    • Bhapa Chingri (Also known as Bengali Chingri Bhapa)
    • Pui Chingri Ghonto (Also known as Malabar Spinach Mishmash with Prawns (with Potato and Pumpkin)
    • Creamy Butter Garlic Crab (Also known as Butter Garlic Crab)
    • Crab Biryani (Also known as Crab Dum Biryani or Nandu Biryani)
    • Lau Chingri recipe (Also known as lau chingrir ghonto)
    • Aloo Chingrir Shorshe Bata Diye Jhal (Also known as light Mustard based curry with Prawn and Potato Wedges)
    • Kakrar Jhal (Also known as Bengali Crab Curry)
    • Shutki Chingri Bhorta (Also known as Dried Prawn Paste)
    • Chingri Cutlet (Also known as Prawn Cutlet)
    • Daab Chingri (Also known as Prawn Cooked in Tender Coconut)

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    About Debjani Chatterjee Alam

    I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.

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    1. Shan says

      July 21, 2021 at 4:24 pm

      The quantity of tomatoes are missing here

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      • Debjani says

        July 22, 2021 at 9:41 pm

        Please use 2 medium tomatoes or 1 big. The recipe is updated as well. thanks for pointing out.

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