Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, pui shaag chingri chorchori (malabar spinach curry). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
For a vegetarian version, substitute the prawns with fried vadi (dried lentil dumplings) and it will taste just as yummy. For a vegetarian version, substitute the prawns with fried vadi (dried lentil dumplings) and it will taste. Now, back to these chorchoris, there is a pecking order amongst these dishes, and the preferred version with pui shaag or the Malabar spinach, should at a bare minimum have some shrimp and pumpkin or winter squash.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pui shaag chingri chorchori (malabar spinach curry) using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry):
- Take 3-4 long stems of Pui Shaag / Malabar spinach
- Make ready 1/2 cup prawns, cleaned & deveined
- Get 1-2 long eggplant, cut lengthwise
- Make ready 8-10 broad beans, cut into half
- Get 1 med. radish, cut lengthwise
- Get 3 tbsp. mustard oil
- Make ready 1 tsp. panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, mustard, cumin, fenugreek & nigella (kalonji) seeds
- Prepare 1 dry red chilli
- Prepare 2 bay leaves
- Take 2 green chilies, slit
- Take 1 " ginger, grated
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Make ready to taste salt
- Prepare 1 tsp. roasted coriander powder
- Take 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
- Take 1 tbsp. mustard paste (kasundi)
- Prepare 1 tbsp. mustard oil
Do let me know how it came out. Pui Shak is a well known leafy vegetable of West Bengal, Orissa. This is also known as Malabar spinach Or Climbing spinach Or Chinese Spinach etc. in other parts of India. This type of spinach is full of Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Iron & Calcium, but little high in protein per calorie.
Instructions to make Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry):
- Wash the leaves well under running water and drain. Chop them along with the tender stems. Keep aside.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan & fry the prawns for a minute. Keep aside.
- Temper the same oil with panch phoron, bay leaves, red chilli & green chilli. Saute for a few seconds.
- Then add the chopped veggies,
- Followed by ginger & all the dry spices (except salt). Saute till light brown.
- Add the greens & salt. Mix well and cook, covered till half done.
- Add the fried prawns & cook till done & all the moisture has evaporated.
- Add the mustard paste mustard oil.
- Give it a stir and switch off the flame.
- Serve with hot steamed rice for a comfort Bong meal.
Pui Shak/Mallabar Spinach So lets get started with a dish that's a combination of this Healthy leaf vegetable with another worlds favorite Healthy food - Prawns. Pujor samay (during festival of Durga Poja ), Puin Shaak'er chorchori is being served as part of bhog/prasad on ashtami. This chorchori is accompanied with Khichuri , Payesh and chatni , For Payesh and Chutney. Pui Shaak or Pohi Saag has the scientific name of basella alba and some other fancy names like Climbing Spinach, Malabar Spinach etc. Its thick, semi-succulent, heart-shaped leaves have a mild flavour and mucilaginous texture.
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