Lau Chingri

Lau Chingri - Shrimp cooked with Lauki (Bottle Gourd). This Bengali snack can be cooked in 10 to 15 minutes. We will make it little spicy by using red chilli.

Recipe Ingredients

* Shrimps (cleaned & deveined) - 50g
* Cooking Oil - 2 tbsp
* Bottle Gourd (Lauki) peeled - 200g
* Bay Leaf (Tej Patta) - 1
* Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
* Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
* Panch Phoran (see below) - 1 tsp
* Salt to taste

Panch Phoran Preparation - Mix equal quantities of fenugreek seeds (methi seeds), cumin seeds (jeera), fennel seeds(saunf), mustard seeds(sarson) and onion seeds (kalonji). Store in any airtight jar and use as and when required.

Main Dish Preparation

First grate the bottle gourd, discarding the seeds.

Take a kadai(wok) and heat oil in it. Once it is hot, sauté the Panch Phoran and bayleaf. Add the ginger garlic paste and cook till it turns little brown.

Add lauki(bottle gourd) and sauté till it becomes tender. Add Shrimps and sauté over a high flame just for a few seconds.

Mix in the red chilli powder and 1 cup of water. Cook over a high flame till the liquid gets absorbed, stirring frequently. Serve hot.

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