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Pepe Chingri | Bengali Green Papaya Prawn Curry

Feb-01-2017
Shaheen Ali
10 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
2 People
Serves
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ABOUT Pepe Chingri | Bengali Green Papaya Prawn Curry RECIPE

Pepe Chingri is a very popular Bengali Prawn curry made with green papaya and comes from the coastal region of West Bengal. Green papaya or Raw papaya cooked in a simple yet delectable curry is teemed up with prawns or chingri to make an amazing dish that is enjoyed with hot steamed rice.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • West Bengal
  • Simmering
  • Side Dishes
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 2

  1. 500 gms Papaya Green / Raw
  2. 150 gms Prawn / Chingri
  3. 3 - 4 tbsps Onion Paste
  4. 1 - 2 Bay Leaf
  5. 1 tsp turmeric powder
  6. 1.5 tsps Chili Powder Red
  7. 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
  8. 4 tbsps Mustard Oil
  9. 1 tsp Salt (adjustable)
  10. 1 tbsp Coriander Fresh (chopped)

Instructions

  1. Wash, peel and cut green papaya into medium pieces and keep aside. Wash and clean prawns nicely under running water, strain and keep aside.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp of mustard oil in a non-stick pan and saute the prawns with 1/2 tsp salt and turmeric for few minutes. Collect and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a wok and also add the left over oil after frying prawns.
  4. Add bay leaf and just after 3-4 sec add onion paste and fry till raw smell goes off and onion turns golden in color.
  5. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt, fry till oil starts leaving from sides.
  6. Add green papaya pieces and mix well. Cover the lid and cook for 3-4 mins.
  7. Now add prawns and enough water to make a curry. Let the curry come to a boil, simmer the flames and cook with lid closed till papaya softens.
  8. Turn off the gas and garnish with fresh coriander. Serve pepe chingri with hot, steamed rice.

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Parul Goel
Feb-03-2017
Parul Goel   Feb-03-2017

yummmm

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