Description
A highly flavorful, spicy mash made by frying small shrimp (Chingri) with their shells on until crispy, then pounding them with chilies and mustard oil.
Restaurants serving Chingri Bhorta
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Small shrimp(shell-on/dried)
- Mustard oil
- Dried red chili
- Red onion
- Garlic
Instructions
- Fry small shrimp until shells are crispy red.
- Char dry red chilies.
- Pound shrimp (shell-on) in a mortar, mix with onions.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mustard oil、Charred chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sakura shrimp (dried), Nampla
Pairing
White Rice / Water-soaked cold rice(Panta Bhat)
Trivia
Traditionally eaten with water-soaked cold rice (Panta Bhat) during the Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh).
Eating tips & etiquette
Put on rice. The intense nuttiness from the shrimp shells and pungent mustard oil make it the ultimate rice companion.
Allergen
Shrimp