Chingri Posto (Prawns cooked in Poppy Paste)

#cookpadturns2 Creamy, juicy and flavourful - this dish is a hit for every celebration or party. A traditional Bengali dish and is simple yet rich enough to complete any occasion.
Chingri Posto (Prawns cooked in Poppy Paste)
#cookpadturns2 Creamy, juicy and flavourful - this dish is a hit for every celebration or party. A traditional Bengali dish and is simple yet rich enough to complete any occasion.
Steps
- 1
Marinate the prawns with little turmeric powder and salt for atleast 1 hour.
- 2
Make a fine paste of the onion in a grinder.
- 3
Mix the poppy seeds and mustard seeds together and soak for atleast 1/2 an hour.
- 4
Now, make a fine paste of poppy-mustard seeds adding the green chillies.
- 5
Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the diced potato adding little turmeric powder and salt. Once the potato pieces are little soft, remove from the oil and keep aside.
- 6
Heat oil again and shallow fry the prawns. Once the prawns turn golden, remove from the heat and keep aside.
- 7
Again, heat oil in the same pan and add red dry chillies and fenugreek seeds, saute for 30 seconds.
- 8
Now, add onion paste and ginger-garlic paste. Saute till the paste becomes little concentrated.
- 9
Add the chopped tomato, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep stirring until the tomato blends.
- 10
Now, pour the poppy-mustard gravy and stir well.
- 11
Add 1 cup of warm water, mix well and cover the lid. Lower the flame and bring it to a boil.
- 12
Open the lid and slowly add the prawns and potato, mix well with the gravy. Check the salt (if less, add some more) and cover the lid again.
- 13
Lower the flame and cook it for 10-15 minutes or until the prawns get cooked well.
- 14
Turn off the flame and your Chingri Posto is ready to be served now. Remove it in a serving vessel.
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