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Jhinge Chingri Posto with Rice Recipe
A creamy dish made of ridge gourd, potatoes and prawns, cooked in a range of spices.
- Total Cook Time1 hr
- Prep Time 20 mins
- Cook Time 40 mins
- Medium
Ingredients of Jhinge Chingri Posto with Rice
- 3 ridge gourds (torai)
- 2 potatoes
- 4 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 250 g small sized prawns (headless, shell off and deveined)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 Tbsp mustard oil
- 1/2 cup red onion
- 4 green chillies
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 50 g panch phoran spice mix
How to Make Jhinge Chingri Posto with Rice
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Peel skin of ridge gourd and cut in small pieces. Cut potato in cubes. Dry grind the poppy seeds.
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Clean prawns. Apply turmeric and salt. Lightly pan fry with turmeric and salt. Keep aside.
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Heat mustard oil in a pan. Add chopped onion and slit green chili. Add sugar and cook till the onions are pinkish brown and translucent.
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Add cubed potato.
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Fry with little turmeric till the potatoes are light golden in colour.
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Add chopped ridge gourd and fry for a couple of minutes.
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Add salt and red chili powder.
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Cover and let ridge gourd cook for a while.
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When the ridge gourd is still cooking in its own juices, add the poppy seed powder and the
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panch phoran spice mix. And little water if required.
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Once the vegetables are done add the shrimp and mix.
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Top with 1/2 tsp of mustard oil.