Bengali Chingri (Shrimp) Bhuna

Sweet, savoury, and spicy. It's everything you could ever want in a dish! Especially when its seafood.

Knowing how innovative and fearless my ammu was with trying out new recipes or adding new ingredients to the mix, it inspired me to start cooking more often especially by exploring new proteins such as seafood. Therefore I started off with shrimp. I cooked a basic chingri bhuna that almost all bengalis know how to cook so I could elevate my skills in the future. Knowing how tasty my ammu's food was I based this recipe off of hers and it tastes the exact same but as a beginner. I picked this recipe for the reason that I fell in love with the sweet onions paired with the spiciness of the gravy and the savouriness of the shrimp to pull it all together. Therefore, heres a full recipe below to show you guys exactly how I made it.

Bengali Chingri (Shrimp) Bhuna

Yields: 4-5 servings        Prep: 15-20mins        Cook time: 1hr        Total: 30mins - 1hr

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pack of king shrimp (6 pcs) or regular shrimp pack

• 5-7 yellow onions chopped (can add more if you like)

• 2-5 green chilli (split)

• 1 tbsp garlic paste

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 2 tsp chilli powder

• 1 tsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp cumin powder

• salt to taste

• 2 tbsp oil

• 1 1/2 cup of water

• 1 pack of chopped button mushrooms OPTIONAL

• some freshly chopped coriander OPTIONAL

Prepping the Shrimp:

• 1 pack of king shrimp (6 pcs) or regular shrimp pack

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp chilli powder

• salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Clean the shrimps very well and marinate with turmeric powder, chilli powder, and a bit of salt to taste.

2. Pour oil into a pot and fry the shrimps for 3-4 mins on each side until colour starts to show. Once done, set aside on a plate to cook onions next.

3. Add onions (optional: and mushrooms) , salt to taste, garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix. Onions should be soft and golden. 

4. Add 1/2 cup of water to thicken the onion mix. After 2-3 mins, add green chillis.

5. Add back the shrimps to the onion mix in the pot and pour 1 cup of water to cook everything together for 5-10 mins on medium heat.

6. OPTIONAL: You can add some freshly chopped coriander if you want a refreshing taste.

7. Once everything is cooked throughly, serve with some white rice and ENJOY! 

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