Mocha Chingri is a delicious Bengali dish that combines two key ingredients: mocha (banana blossoms) and chingri (prawns).
Mocha, or banana blossoms, are the edible flowers of the banana tree. They have a unique taste and texture, with a slightly bitter and tangy flavor.
Follow my recipe to cook this delightful dish to perfection.
Key Takeaways:
- Mocha Chingri is a traditional Bengali dish.
- The taste depends on the preparation of the banana blossoms.
- The dish is enjoyed best with steamed rice and roti.
- You can try chingri malai curry, macher jhol, shorshe chingri, and doi maach as alternative dishes.
The Ingredients:
- Banana Blossoms – 1 piece (chopped, cleaned, and then half boiled)
- Prawns – 200 gms (cut and cleaned)
- Potato – 1 piece (Peeled and cut into small cubes)
- Onion – 2 pieces (chopped)
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 Tbsp (pasted with 2 green chili)
- Green Chili – 2 pieces (used in ginger garlic paste)
- Turmeric Powder – 1 Tbsp
- Red Chili Powder – half Tbsp
- Garam Masala – 1 Tbsp
- Coriander Powder – 1 Tbsp
- Cumin Powder – 1 Tbsp
- Bay Leaf – 1 piece
- Dry Red Chilis– 2 pieces
- Cumin Seeds – 1 Tbsp
- Mustard Oil – 3 Tbsp
- Ghee – 1 Tbsp
- Salt – as required
How to Make Mocha Chingri (Step by Step Images)?
1. First, marinate the prawns with salt and turmeric and leave it for 10 minutes.
2. Lighten the clay stove or gas stove, and heat the kadai or wok.
3. Add some oil to the wok and heat it. Then, add the chopped potatoes, salt & turmeric. Fry the potatoes and set them aside.
4. Next, fry the prawns in the same oil, but be careful not to overcook them. Fry them lightly and set them aside.
5. Add some more oil to the pan, and then add the cumin, bay leaf, and dry chilis. Let them fry.
6. Add the chopped onion and fry until it turns light brown.
7. Now, add the ginger and garlic paste, and stir it well to eliminate the raw smell.
8. Add a small amount of water, and then add all the powdered spices such as turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, and cumin powder. Add a pinch of salt.
9. Add the prawns to the masala gravy and stir well.
10. Include the banana blossom and cook it for 5 minutes, adding turmeric & some water.
11. Add a pinch of salt and cover it with a lid for 10 minutes.
12. Finally, add the garam masala and ghee.
13. Mocha Chingri is ready and transfer it into a bowl. Serve it hot along with steamed rice, roti, paratha, pulao, naan, or bread.
Recipe Card:
Mocha Chingri (Banana Blossoms with Prawns)
Ingredients
- 1 piece Banana Blossom (chopped, cleaned, and then half boiled)
- 200 grams Prawn (cut and cleaned)
- 1 piece Potato (peeled and cut into small cubes)
- 1 piece Onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste (pasted with 2 green chili)
- 2 pieces Green Chili (used in ginger garlic paste)
- 1 tablespoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ tablespoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 tablespoon Garam Masala
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 1 tablespoon Cumin Powder
- 1 piece Bay Leaf
- 2 pieces Dry Red Chili
- 1 tablespoon Cumin Seeds
- 3 tablespoons Mustard Oil
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- First, marinate the prawns with salt and turmeric and leave it for 10 minutes.
- Lighten the clay stove or gas stove, and heat the kadai or wok.
- Add some oil to the wok and heat it. Then, add the chopped potatoes, salt & turmeric. Fry the potatoes and set them aside.
- Next, fry the prawns in the same oil, but be careful not to overcook them. Fry them lightly and set them aside.
- Add some more oil to the pan, and then add the cumin, bay leaf, and dry chilis. Let them fry.
- Add the chopped onion and fry until it turns light brown.
- Now, add the ginger and garlic paste, and stir it well to eliminate the raw smell.
- Add a small amount of water, and then add all the powdered spices such as turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, and cumin powder. Add a pinch of salt.
- Add the prawns to the masala gravy and stir well.
- Include the banana blossom and cook it for 5 minutes, adding turmeric & some water.
- Add a pinch of salt and cover it with a lid for 10 minutes.
- Finally, add the garam masala and ghee.
- Mocha Chingri is ready and transfer it into a bowl. Serve it hot along with steamed rice, roti, paratha, pulao, naan, or bread.
