Recipe of Favorite Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry)

Abbie Cunningham   02/06/2020 09:21

Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry)
Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry)

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pui shaag chingri chorchori (malabar spinach curry). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Check Out Top Brands On eBay. We Have Almost Everything On eBay. For a vegetarian version, substitute the prawns with fried vadi (dried lentil dumplings) and it will taste.

Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must 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 it.

The ingredients needed to make Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry):
  1. Prepare 3-4 long stems of Pui Shaag / Malabar spinach
  2. Take 1/2 cup prawns, cleaned & deveined
  3. Prepare 1-2 long eggplant, cut lengthwise
  4. Make ready 8-10 broad beans, cut into half
  5. Take 1 med. radish, cut lengthwise
  6. Take 3 tbsp. mustard oil
  7. Take 1 tsp. panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, mustard, cumin, fenugreek & nigella (kalonji) seeds
  8. Prepare 1 dry red chilli
  9. Prepare 2 bay leaves
  10. Take 2 green chilies, slit
  11. Take 1 " ginger, grated
  12. Prepare 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  13. Get to taste salt
  14. Get 1 tsp. roasted coriander powder
  15. Prepare 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
  16. Make ready 1 tbsp. mustard paste (kasundi)
  17. Take 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.

Steps to make Pui Shaag Chingri Chorchori (Malabar Spinach Curry):
  1. Wash the leaves well under running water and drain. Chop them along with the tender stems. Keep aside.
  2. Heat mustard oil in a pan & fry the prawns for a minute. Keep aside.
  3. Temper the same oil with panch phoron, bay leaves, red chilli & green chilli. Saute for a few seconds.
  4. Then add the chopped veggies,
  5. Followed by ginger & all the dry spices (except salt). Saute till light brown.
  6. Add the greens & salt. Mix well and cook, covered till half done.
  7. Add the fried prawns & cook till done & all the moisture has evaporated.
  8. Add the mustard paste mustard oil.
  9. Give it a stir and switch off the flame.
  10. Serve with hot steamed rice for a comfort Bong meal.

Coming to the Pui Chingri Ghonto, it is a humble Bengali style mishmash prepared with Malabar Spinach, Potato, Pumpkin, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Tomato and last but not least medium sized Prawns. You may wonder why the name Pui Chingri Ghonto where there is no mention of Potato and Pumpkin. And also, why Ghonto but not Chorchori. This Pui Shaag Chochori is very simple and can be cooked easilly. The scientific name of Pui Shaag is Basella alba, well known as Malabar spinach, red vine spinach, creeping or climbing spinach.

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