Chingri Maacher Malai Curry (Prawn with coconut milk)

Bengali cuisine is a perfect blends of non-vegetarian and vegetarian dishes  in West Bengal. It is known as the land of Maach means fish and Bhaat means rice. Chingri Maacher Malai Curry i.e. Prawn with the help of coconut milk is very Popular among the Bengali's as well as whole India.

Chingri Maacher Malai Curry

Ingredient

• prawn - 500 gms (medium size)
• onion - 1 cup(paste)
• garlic - 4 tea spoon (paste)
• coconut - 2 cup (paste)
• coconut milk - 2 cup
• haldi - 1/4 tea spoon
• whole gram masala - clove - 8 nos,cardamon - 4 nos, cinnamon - 2 sticks
• white oil to fry
• salt to taste

Method

Wash the prawn and mix well salt & haldi into it. Marinate for 15 mins. Heat the oil and shallow fry the marinate prawn for 1 mins in low flame and keep aside. Now put whole gram masala in the same oil for 2 mins. Add garlic & onion paste into it for saute. when oil start separating from the mixture add coconut paste and mix for few mins.Add prawn and mix well, salt to taste. Now pour the coconut milk and little water.Cook till the gravy becomes thick. Serve it with rice.