Chingri Posto
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients
  • 5 Tablespoons Mustard Oil
  • 2 Pieces Tiger Prawn
  • 4 -5 Tablespoons Poppy Seed Paste/Posto Paste
  • 3-4 Whole Red Chili
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Whole Black Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • 1-2 Teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder [the_ad id="2092"]
  • 1 Large onion (Cut into slices)
  • 4-5 Green chilies
  • Salt (As per taste)
  • Sugar (Pinch Of)
  • ½ Cup Of Water
Instructions
  1. At first cut and clean the prawn and apply salt and turmeric, keep it aside.
  2. Now heat mustard oil in a skillet add whole red chili and whole cumin seeds, when the aroma starts to come out then lightly pan fry the Prawn.
  3. Don’t overcook the Prawn, otherwise it become stiff. Keep the Prawns aside.
  4. In the same oil add chopped onion add little amount of sugar and stair for few minutes.
  5. When the onions are slightly transparent add the Prawn , red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and stair for few minutes. [the_ad id="2092"]
  6. Add ½ cup of water and cover the skillet with lid for 6-8 minutes ,so that Prawn would be cooked.
  7. Now remove the lid and add poppy seeds paste and cook for another 6-8 minutes.
  8. Your Posto Chingri is almost ready, before serving drizzle some mustard oil on top and garnish with green chili.
  9. Serve your Chingri Posto with white rice.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2
Recipe by Fun Love and Cooking at https://www.funloveandcooking.com/chingri-posto-recipe/