Daab Chingri

Daab Chingri
Alternative names Prawn malai curry
Type Curry
Course Main course
Place of origin India
Bangladesh
Serving temperature Hot
Main ingredients Prawns and coconut
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Daab Chingri (Bengali: ডাব চিংড়ি), also known as Chingri Daab (Bengali: চিংড়ি ডাব) is a Bengali prawn curry, cooked and served in green coconut.[1][2][3][4]

Ingredients

The main ingredients are large prawns, tender green coconut with malai, along with butter or ghee or mustard oil, onions, turmeric powder, chopped green chilli, garlic paste, and ginger paste flavoured with spices. The prawn curry is both cooked and served in a green coconut, which adds a flavour in it.[2][5]

Popularity

Daab Chingri is a popular Bengali dish.[5] It is often cooked during Pohela Boishakh, Raksha Bandhan etc. events.[6] Other than being popular in Kolkata, this dish is also served in restaurants in Mumbai, Bangalore etc.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Festival. Statesman Limited. 2004. p. 286.
  2. 1 2 "Daab Chingri: Bengali". BoldSky. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 Shinde, Srishti Ghosh (29 April 2014). "Have you tried daab chingri in Navi Mumbai?". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Brigadier Samir Bhattacharya (December 2013). Nothing But!. Author Solutions. pp. 625–. ISBN 978-1-4828-1626-6.
  5. 1 2 সাদা ভাত আর ডাব চিংড়ি, ব্যস কেল্লাফতে! (in Bangla). Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Poila palate". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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