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Narkel Shorsher Chingri
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Narkel Shorsher Chingri

9 ingredients 10 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

852
Calories
40g
Protein
29g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Mustard Oil 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. shrimp - shelled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
  • 2 hot Thai chiles
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 large coconut
  • 2 tablespoon mustard oil
  • wet dough made of 3 tablespoon of flour

Directions

1

Grind the mustard seeds, chiles, salt, turmeric and water into a smooth paste in a blender.

2

Marinate the cleaned shrimps in this paste for at least 10 minutes.

3

Split the coconut in two and drain the coconut milk. The milk is not used.

4

Put the shrimp mixture in the coconut halves with the mustard oil and the whole chiles.

5

Put the two halves of the coconut together and use a thin rope of dough to seal the joint.

6

Put the coconut in the oven and bake for 45 minutes at 400 degrees.

7

The author suggests that the preferred method is to barbeque the coconut among coals --- The coconut is left in the dying embers until the outer layer is well charred --- about 1/2 hour.

8

Category:Indian Recipes

9

Category:Bengali

10

Category:Bengali Non-Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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