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%Shutki Chingri Bhorta Recipe Debjanir Rannaghar
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Chingri Shutki Bhorta | Dried Prawn Paste

Paraphrase Shutki Chingri Bhorta is a classic prawn paste recipe that hails from Bangladesh. It makes for an excellent accompaniment to steamed rice as a starter.

Course Fish
Cuisine Bengali
Keyword bengali bhorta recipe, Debjanir Rannaghar, dried prawn recipe, prawn paste recipe, shutki chingri bhorta recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 5 People
Calories 139kcal
Author Debjani Chatterjee Alam
Cost Rs 100

Ingredients

  • 250 g Chingri Shutki/ Dried Prawn small size
  • 4 Onion
  • 1.5 tablespoon Garlic Paste
  • ½ teaspoon Ginger Paste
  • 3-4 Green Chili
  • 3 Dried Red Chilli
  • 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
  • 2.5 tablespoon Mustard Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Instructions

  • %Chingri Shutki Bhorta
  • Clean dried prawns properly before cooking.
  • Wash under running water 2-3 times followed by washing the shrimps in a bowl full of water.
  • Now strain water from the prawns using your hand, as much as you can.
  • Chop onions roughly.
  • Heat oil in a wok and fry half of the onion crisply to make "Piyaj Beresta" (fried crisp Onion). Leave those aside.
  • Now in the same oil fry, two dried Red chilies with the stem on for a minute or till the chilies change color.
  • Strain fried chilies from the oil and leave aside.
  • Now add washed, dried prawns to the remaining oil.
  • Start sauteing till water evaporates completely and the prawns start emitting aroma.
  • Add the remaining chopped onion, ginger, and garlic paste, and 2-3 green chilies.
  • Cook for 8-10 minutes on a low flame.
  • Adjust Salt if needed.
  • Now switch the flame off and give the fried prawn a rest of at least 15 minutes.
  • Take cooked prawns along with fried onion, fried red chili, and a dash of lemon juice along with a little mustard oil in a mixer grinder.
  • Make a smooth paste of it.
  • Instead of a mixer grinder, traditional "Shil Nora" or Shil Batta" can also be used.
  • You can serve the Shutki Chingri Bhorta or Dried Prawn Paste as it is with rice. Else you can make small balls out of the paste like I did.
  • Serve it with steamed rice with a side of green chili and a piece of lemon.

Nutrition

Serving: 50g | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.1g | Protein: 10.6g | Fat: 6.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 513mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 3.4g
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