Learn how to make Bengali Style 'Chingri Malaikari' or 'Chingri Malai Curry' with our chef Varun Inamdar.<br /><br />Chingri Malai Curry Recipe or Prawn Malai Curry Recipe is a Bengali prawn curry, where prawns are cooked in spices and coconut milk making a thick curry dish. It is served with rice for an authentic Bengali meal.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />(Serves 3)<br />- 4-5 Ginat Freshwater Prawns<br />- Turmeric Powder<br />- Salt<br />- 2-3 Onions<br />- 4 tbsp Oil<br />- 1 tbsp Ghee<br />- 2-3 Cloves<br />- 2-3 Green Cardamom<br />- 1 inch Cinnamon Stick<br />- 2 Bay Leaves<br />- 2 Dried Red Chillies<br />- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder<br />- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder<br />- 1 tbsp Sugar<br />- 2-3 Green Chillies<br />- 1/4 cup Curds<br />- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk(thick)<br />- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk(thin)<br />- Salt<br />- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala<br /><br />Method:<br />1. Take giant freshwater prawns and add turmeric powder, salt <br />2. Keep the prawns aside and in a mixer bowl, add onions and ground it<br />3. Once grounded, keep it aside and heat a pan<br />4. Add oil to the pan and let it heat<br />5. Now, add prawns to the pan and let it fry on each side for 30 seconds <br />6. After this, Remove the prawns in a bowl, and in the same pan add ghee<br />7. let it melt and, add in cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, dried red chillies and mix<br />8. Now add in the onion paste to the pan, which was kept aside<br />9. Once the onion starts to cook, add in red chilli powder, turmeric powder, sugar, green chillies, curd<br />10. Now, let it cook on a low flame till the oil starts releasing <br />11. After this, add coconut milk to the pan<br />12. Now, turn the flame to high and let it cook<br />13. Add in the fried prawns to the curry and swirl the pan<br />14. Now, add thin coconut milk to the pan along with some salt<br />15. Allow the chingri malaikari to cook over a low flame, till the prawns are completely cooked<br />16. Add garam masala from the top; turn off the flame and serve it
