Bhapa Chingri (Steamed shrimp with mustard & green chili)
A wonderful shrimp dish full of Bangladeshi flavors
Course Main
Cuisine Bangladesh
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
resting time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 187kcal
Author International Cuisine
Ingredients
1lb.large shrimppeeled and de-veined
2teaspoonmustard seedscoarsely ground
1tablespoonwater
¼cuponionfinely diced
2green thai chili’sfinely chopped (serrano can be substituted)
¼teaspoonturmeric
½teaspoonred chili powder
3tablespoonsmustard oil or olive oil
¼cupplus ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Rub the cleaned and peeled shrimp with ¼ cup of salt (set aside for 10 minutes)
Rinse the shrimp to remove the salt.
In a stainless steel bowl that will fit the ingredients and also fit into a bigger pot for steaming, add in the mustard seeds, water, onion, green chili, turmeric, slat, chili powder and oil, mix well.
Add in the shrimp and set aside for another 10 minutes.
In a large pot, that is big enough to hold the stainless steel bowl, add water so that it goes up to at least 1/3 the side of the stainless bowl.
Bring to a boil, steam covered for about 10 minutes until the shrimp turns translucent.