Chingri Macher Dum (Prawn cooked in Dum style - Bong style)

 

          Chingri Macher Dum is a great comfort food in a Bong style. This is my version of prawns slow cooked to perfection along with few simple basic ingredients, that includes onion, garlic, green chilies, coriander leaves, mustard oil and seasonings. 

           It is a very easy recipe and as prawns take very little time to cook, you get an amazing dish in front of you in a very short time. So treat your near and dear ones with Chingri Macher Dum as a weekend menu. Do check for a quick step by step pictorial recipe to prepare this traditional Bong recipe. 

• 200-250 gms. medium size prawns, deveined, cleaned and rinsed
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3-4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1-2 green chilies, chopped
• handful of coriander leaves, chopped
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp. mustard oil
• extra chopped coriander leaves to garnish

          

          Into a kadai / pan, transfer all the ingredients and give it a mix.

          Cover and cook on a low flame in a dum style. You may stir at intervals.

          Cook till the prawns are almost tender and cooked.

          Switch off the flame and garnish with more coriander leaves You may also drizzle a tsp. of mustard oil. 

          Serve hot with steamed rice for a comfort lunch. 

             Into a kadai / pan, transfer all the ingredients & give it a mix.

     Cover & cook on a low flame in a dum style. You may stir at intervals.

Cook till the prawns are almost tender & cooked. Garnish with more coriander leaves You may also drizzle a tsp. of mustard oil. 

                       Serve hot with steamed rice for a comfort lunch.