Chingri Macher Kofta Recipe

Ingredients

For Kofta:- Egg (1), coconut (1/2c), ghee (2tbsp), mustard oil (2tsp), prawns (500gms), finely chopped onions (2big size), chopped coriander leaves (1tbsp), bay leaves (2), finely chopped green chilies (4), breadcrumbs (2tbsp) and salt (to taste).
Grind to paste:- Ginger (1-inch), turmeric (2-inch) and onion (1large).

chingri macher kofta - Chingri Macher Kofta Recipe

Method of preparation:-

Take prawns, remove the shell, de-vein them and then wash them. Then boil them. When they get cooked then grind them to make paste. Put the paste in a bowl and add onions, green chilies, salt and chopped coriander leaves in it. Mix all these ingredients with paste. Make the small balls of this mixture. Dip the balls in beaten egg and then roll them in breadcrumbs. Now fry them in hot mustard oil. Drain them and then keep them aside. Take out the milk from the coconut. Make the paste of ginger, onion, turmeric and garam masala for the gravy. Take a saucepan, heat oil in it. Then add bay leaves and ground masala in it. Fry them for about 4 to 5 minutes by stirring. Slowly add salt and the coconut milk extract in it. Now add the fried koftas in it and keep the curry to simmer for about 10 minutes until the gravy gets thick. Put the pure ghee on the top of the dish and then serve it.