I start with this recipe because this has two ingredients which I have loved ever since I was a kid. A traditional Bengali dish, best when served with rice. This can be cooked up as a partially dry side or as a curry.
Ingredients:
Potatoes: 3 to 4, cut into small pieces
Poppy Seeds
Medium sized shrimps: boiled and cooked, ready to serve
Black Caraway (Kalonji): 1 1/2 tea spoon
Chillies: 2 to 3, sliced
Turmeric Powder
Red Chili Powder
Salt
How do you go about it:
In a non stick pan add white oil. When the oil heats up, add 1 and 1/2 tea spoon of black caraway. Also add the cut potato slices on the pan and bring the flame down to medium. Add the sliced green chilies, salt and turmeric powder and fry the potatoes.
Grind the poppy seeds along with one fresh green chili and keep the paste ready.
Once the potatoes get semi fried, add the boiled, semi cooked shrimps to the pan and stir so that the shrimps starts to fry. Shrimp when fried adds a beautiful flavor to the dish. Fry the mixture for about 5 to 10 mins on low heat. Add a little red chili powder if you like it spicy. Then add the poppy seed paste to the mixture and add very little water. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 10 mins. Every 3 mins, check for the water and ensure that the contents do not get too dried up.
If you want to serve this as a curry, add sufficient water and allow to cook for about 5 mins more. Otherwise, remove from heat and serve with white rice.
Ingredients:
Potatoes: 3 to 4, cut into small pieces
Poppy Seeds
Medium sized shrimps: boiled and cooked, ready to serve
Black Caraway (Kalonji): 1 1/2 tea spoon
Chillies: 2 to 3, sliced
Turmeric Powder
Red Chili Powder
Salt
How do you go about it:
In a non stick pan add white oil. When the oil heats up, add 1 and 1/2 tea spoon of black caraway. Also add the cut potato slices on the pan and bring the flame down to medium. Add the sliced green chilies, salt and turmeric powder and fry the potatoes.
Grind the poppy seeds along with one fresh green chili and keep the paste ready.
Once the potatoes get semi fried, add the boiled, semi cooked shrimps to the pan and stir so that the shrimps starts to fry. Shrimp when fried adds a beautiful flavor to the dish. Fry the mixture for about 5 to 10 mins on low heat. Add a little red chili powder if you like it spicy. Then add the poppy seed paste to the mixture and add very little water. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 10 mins. Every 3 mins, check for the water and ensure that the contents do not get too dried up.
If you want to serve this as a curry, add sufficient water and allow to cook for about 5 mins more. Otherwise, remove from heat and serve with white rice.
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