Lau Chingri or Bottle Gourd with Shrimps

Name: Lau Chingri or Bottle Gourd with Shrimps
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 small lauki (bottle gourd); 150 gm shrimps; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 2 bay leaves; 1 dry red chilli; 2 green chillies; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp fennel seeds; 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds; To taste salt and sugar; 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Lau Chingri or Bottle Gourd with Shrimps is a delicacy of traditional Bengali Cuisine.This recipe is very popular in Bengal and is served as a side dish in lunch with rice and a bowl of dal.The ingredients are simple but adding shrimps or prawns to the humble bottle gourd gives a grand makeover and makes it an irresistible and mouthwatering curry.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

1small lauki (bottle gourd)
150 gmshrimps
2 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
2bay leaves
1dry red chilli
2green chillies
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 tspfenugreek seeds
To tastesalt and sugar
1 tbspchopped coriander leaves

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Devein clean and wash shrimps.Smear little salt and turmeric and set aside for 5 minutes.Meanwhile cut lauki and peel the outer skin.Chop into 1 inch sticks.Wash and drain water completely.Heat 1 tbsp oil and fry the shrimps.Set aside.Add 1 more tbsp oil.Sprinkle cumin,fenugreek and fennel seeds.Add 1 dry red chilli and bay leaves.
2

Add chopped lauki,shrimps,turmeric,red chilli powder,cumin powder,salt and sugar to taste.If the lauki is tender,it can be cooked directly.Otherwise steam or pressure cook 1 whistle only.Then cook.Lauki should be soft but not mushy.The preparation should be totally dry.If needed sprinkle little water while cooking.Add chopped coriander and toss.Garnish with green and dry red chilli and serve with rice.For vegetarian,green peas can be substituted for shrimps.