Shrimps with Cucumbers

jyotirmoy

- Cucumber- big, 1
- Shrimps- 200 gms
- Panch Foran- 1 teaspoon. See note below.
- Bayleaf- 1
- Ginger- 1 inch, grated
- Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon
- Chily powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Sugar- 3/4 teaspoon
- Oil preferably mustard.

First peel the cucumber and cut it into round slices. Clean the shrimps and rub a bit of turmeric powder on them. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the Shrimps until golden yellow. Now add the Bayleaf and the Panch Foran to the oil and wait until it sizzles. Add the Ginger paste, Cumin, Turmeric powder, salt and sugar to the sizzling oil. Now add the Cucumber pieces and cover the lid of the pan. Let it simmer on low flame. Once the cucumbers are cooked it is done.
Serve with rice.

Note: Panch Foran is an essential ingredient in many Bengali cooking. It is equal proportion of mustard, aniseed ,fenugreek seed, cumin seed and onion seeds mixed together.

dzibead

My mouth is watering! I have to try this. Thanks!

wonderwomanusa

Hmmm... this looks like tomorrow's dinner... thanks for the recipe!

PM me if you want a recipe for Sweet & Sour Shrimp (Chinese style)

jyotirmoy

The traditional recipe uses Bottle Gourd. I think the crunchiness of the cucumbers go better with the flaky shrimps than the mashy gourd.
Add a bit of ghee to your hot rice.

sadhuji

what about shrimp in coconut?

a simple preparation that will make you swoon.

grate the tender coconut, put the grated coconut in a vessel that has provision of closing the lid, add skinned shrimps, mustard oil, whole green chillies split thro the centre, salt, turmeric powder and sugar.

then take a larger vessel (a kadhai) , half fill it with water, close the lid of the smaller one and put it in this water. put a weight on it, turn on the flame, let the water boil and the mixture self cooks in half an hour. turn off the flame, allow to cool, open the smaller vessel and - u-m-m-m-m- you swoon!

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jyotirmoy

Woh Guru Sadhuji! Why didnt you post it as a new post? This excellent recipe might get lost in this old post. And suppose you put slices of Ilish with or without the coconut? How would that alchemy go?

ddutta

We put some mustard paste in this coconut shrimp dish. Also add some fresh corriander leave. And at the time of eating /serving just pour a littlt bit of kachhi ghani mustard oil. It is simply yammy. Can eat a plateful of rice with it only.

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jyotirmoy

Yes that kachhi ghani mustard oil can do wonders. Hope you have a good source though.

sadhuji

that will be a different kettle of fish altogether.