Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Bhapa Chingri (Steamed Prawn)




Ingredients

  • Shrimp/ prawn/chingri devained & cleaned(10-12 pieces)
  • Mustard seeds paste(2 tbsp)
  • Kalonji seeds/Kala jeera(a pinch)
  • Coconut (grated or paste, 1tbsp)
  • Ginger grated(1tsp)
  • green Chili(2-3)
  • Turmeric pdr(1tsp)
  • Mustard  oil(2tbsp)
  • Water (1/2 cup)
  • salt to taste










Preparation

  1. In a microwave safe bowl,  put all the ingredients together  and mix well
  2. Cover a lid on the bowl and  cook for 5 minutes, check if the prawns have become tender.(May take more 3-4 min)
  3. Alternatively,you can make it on gas also by taking a small steel tiffin box and put all the ingredients in it .Take 1 glass of water in the pressure cooker and put the tiffin box and boil for 8-10 min on mediun heat without whistle. 
  4. When the oil is ooze out, then stop cooking and take it out.
  5. Now your Bhapa Chingri  is ready. Serve with warm rice.

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