Name: Daab Chingri
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 green coconut (which has started to form layers of cream inside); Salt; 500 gm medium sized prawns deveined; mustard oil 4 tbsp; 2 tablespoon grated coconut; 1/2 cup green coconut water; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 2 tablespoon mustard paste; 2 green chillies

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DAAB CHINGRI is a traditional Bengali preparation of best seafood,prawns cooked in mustard and filled inside a coconut to get a combined flavor of mustard and soft,tender coconut cream.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Served AsDinner, Lunch

CuisineBengali

Servings

Ingredients

▢ 1 green coconut which has started to form layers of cream inside
▢ Salt
▢ 500 gm medium sized prawns deveined
▢ mustard oil 4 tbsp
▢ 2 tablespoon grated coconut
▢ 1/2 cup green coconut water
▢ 1 tablespoon Sugar
▢ 2 tablespoon mustard paste
▢ 2 green chillies

Instructions

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Make a paste of coconut with mustard paste in mixer.Add salt and sugar to it.
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Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a pan.Fry the prawns a little.Dont overfry please.
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Now mix green coconut water,2 tbsp oil,mustard & coconut paste together. Pour it into the green coconut (which has started to form layers of cream inside) with 2 green chillies and fried prawns.
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Cover the hole on green coconut and put it into microwave oven.Set your highest temp for 15 mins.Now its done.Take out the prawns with gravy and also the melted soft coconut cream to serve.
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Serve with steamed plain rice.