Chingri (Prawn) ka Salan

Chingri (Prawn) ka Salan

Ingredient

Prawns (chingri) 8 piece
Onion (payaz) grated 1 medium
Ginger (adrakh) paste 1 tea spoon
Garlic (lahsan) paste 1 tea spoon
Tomato (tamater) puree 6 table spoon
Coriander (dhaniya ) powder 1 tea spoon
Cumin (jeera) powder ½ tea spoon
Red chilli (lal mirch) powder 1 tea spoon
Fenugreek seeds (methi ) powder ¼ tea spoon
Lemon juice (nimboo ka ras) 1 table spoon
Salt (namak) to taste
Mustard oil (sarso ka tel) 5 table spoon

Instructions

  1. Clean & wash prawns. Marinate with salt and turmeric powder.
  2. Heat mustard oil in a pan. Fry prawn pieces very lightly for 3-4 minutes. Take out from oil and keep aside.
  3. In remaining oil add onion and lightly fry it. Now add fenugreek seed powder and stir it.
  4. Then add garlic ginger paste and stir it.
  5. Now add tomato puree along with red chilli and turmeric powder.
  6. Once oil gets separated add water and let it simmer for 7-8 minutes.
  7. Then add prawn pieces and let it cook for 5-8 minutes and put the flame off. (Don’t overcook prawns).
  8. Remove it from flame and garnish it with chopped coriander.
  9. Serve “Chingri ka salan” with rice.

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