Chingudi Chadchadi

Chingudi means prawns in oriya. Being a coastal state, fish and prawns are among staple diet of oriya people. This cuisine Chingudi Chadchadi is prepared from Prawns and is delicious and tasty due to the use of spieces.

Ingredients:
250 gm tiny prawns with shell (chhota chingudi)
3 teaspoon mustard paste (sorisha, rasuna, lanka bata)
(prepare by grinding mustard, garlic and red chilly)
3 green chillies (kancha lanka)
½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haladi gunda)
2 tablespoon mustard oil (sorisha tela)
Salt to taste (luna).

Method:

1. Clean the tiny prawns but do not remove the shells.
2. Take the prawns in a kadhai or frying pan.
3. Add the mustard paste to it.
4. Also the turmeric powder, green chillies and salt.
5. Then add the mustard oil along with 1/3 cup of water.
6. Mix well. Put the frying pan on medium flame.
7. Stir frequenty. Cook until it all becomes dry.
8. Serve with hot rice.

Making Time: 20 minutes.

Serves: 3 persons.

Shelflife: 1 day.

Note: Use only mustard oil for this recipe for original and better taste.

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Karwari prawns

Ingredients:
12 pc: Medium sized prawns
1 cup: Sooji
3 tsp: Lime juice
½ tsp: Turmeric powder
3 tsp: Tamarind water
5 pcs: Red button chillies
2/3 tsp: Red chilli powder
6-7: curry leaves
¼ tsp: Salt
5 tsp: Oil .

Method:

1. Make marinade by mixing lime-juice, red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind water together. Immerse prawns in it and keep aside for 5 minutes.
2. Coat marinated prawns with sooji and keep aside for another 3 minutes.
3. Heat oil and put red button chillies in it. After 1 minute add curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt to taste to it the tadka is ready.
4. Add ready madras coconut chutney to it. Take off fire and keep aside to serve with karwari prawns.
5. Heat oil in pan and shallow fry the prawns.
6. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Making Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 3 -4 persons

Shelflife: 1 day.

Note: Always choose good prawns. Also clean it properly before cooking it.

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