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40 min — 15 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Tripura Chingri Malai Curry

Name: Tripura Chingri Malai Curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Tripura Indian
Ingredients: 2g garam masala powder; 10g Ghee; 8g sugar; 150g onion; 3g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 15g Ginger; 10g green chillies; 7g salt; 600g prawns; 3g cumin powder; 30g Mustard Oil; 3g Turmeric Powder; 10g Garlic; 400g coconut milk; 1g bay leaf

Prawns in coconut milk curry, Bengali-Tripuri celebratory dish. Rich, creamy, mildly sweet.

Time 40 min · Serves 6 · 314 kcal · Bengali-Tripuri, Tripura

Ingredients

Garnish

garam masala powder (garnish) — 2 g
Ghee (garnish) — 10 g

Main

sugar — 8 g
onion — 150 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 3 g
Ginger — 15 g
green chillies — 10 g
salt — 7 g
prawns — 600 g
cumin powder — 3 g
Mustard Oil — 30 g
Turmeric Powder — 3 g
Garlic — 10 g
coconut milk — 400 g

Tempering

bay leaf — 1 g

Method

Clean and devein prawns. Rub with turmeric and salt.
Fry prawns in mustard oil for 2 minutes. Take them out.
In the same oil add bay leaf and onion paste. Fry until golden.
Add ginger-garlic paste, chilli and cumin powder. Fry for 2 minutes.
Pour in coconut milk, slit chillies, sugar and salt. Simmer gently.
Add prawns. Cook for 4 minutes until gravy turns creamy.
Add ghee and garam masala. Serve hot with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Tripura Chingri Malai Curry?: 314 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 40 min — 15 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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