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Mulo Chringri Ghonto

Mulo Chingri Recipe

Mulo Chingri Ghonto is a classic winter dish in Bengali household. It is a radish and shrimp stir-fried dish prepared with very minimal spices. You can enjoy it with rice or roti.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
marinating the radish and shrimp 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali
Servings 4 people
Calories 97 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 2 Medium size Radish
  • 10 jumbo Shrimp
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon Nigella seeds
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 Green Chili
  • 2 tablespoon Mustard oil
  • Finely chopped cilantro for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Peel the radish and then either grate it using the big holes of the grating box or thinly slice like match sticks.
  • Put it in a big bowl and sprinkle salt on it. Give a mix and leave it aside for 30 minutes.
  • Clean the shrimp and slice in half. Place the raw shrimp in a bowl and add ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder and ¼ teaspoon chili powder. Mix it around and leave it aside for 10 minutes.
  • When you are ready to prepare the dish, place a heavy bottom pan in medium heat and pour the oil. Once the oil heats up, fry the marinated shrimp for 2 minutes and then take it off the pan.
  • To the same pan add the cumin seeds, nigella seeds and bay leaf. Stir it around for a few seconds.
  • Squeeze the excess water from the radish and add it to the pan. Stir it around and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
  • Add little water and cover the pan. Let it simmer for a while to soften the radish.
  • In a bowl add the cumin powder, coriander powder, chili powder with little water to make a spice paste.
  • Add the spice paste to the pan and stir it around. Let the spice cook for a few 5 minutes.
  • Add the fried shrimp, add the sugar and green chili. Stir it around and taste for salt. Add more if needed.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves and serve warm.

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Nutrition

Calories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 696mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 156IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bengali vegetarian recipe, easy dinner, mulo ghonto, radish recipe, winter recipe