Steamed yam with prawn Ol chingri bhapa. This is Bengali steamed-prawn curry, which incorporates the rich flavours of freshly ground mustard, mellowed down with coconut and yoghurt. Chingri Bhapa is a traditional Bengali dish. Chingri Bhapa is an easy made non-veg recipe and best to take with steam rice.

Mix again, cover and cook on medium heat till prawns are done. Garnish with green chillies and serve hot with steamed rice. Chingri Bhapa is steamed prawns in mustard sauce, which is also one of the popular dishes made during Durga Puja and is loved by all the Bongs in the world. You can cook Steamed yam with prawn Ol chingri bhapa using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Steamed yam with prawn Ol chingri bhapa

Prepare 600 gm of yam.
You need 8-10 of small medium sized prawn cleaned and without shell.
It's 2 tsp of mustard paste.
It's 1 tsp of mustard oil.
You need 2 tsp of butter.
Prepare 2-3 of green chillies slitted/chopped.
You need 1/2 of medium sized onion chopped finely.
It's As needed of Banana leaves for steam.
Prepare To taste of Salt.
It's 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder for marinate prawn.

This recipe is very easy to make for all those who think it's a tedious task to make it at home. You can steam the prawns in a stainless steel. Chingri Bhaape is an authentic Bangali recipe, and had been prepared in every Hot Tips - Cut the back of the prawn with a knife and take out the dorsal vein completely. Bhapa Chingri (Prawns) are looking soft and nice.

Steamed yam with prawn Ol chingri bhapa step by step

Marinate prawn with salt and turmeric for atleast 15 mins..
Skin out and clean the yam,then grate the yam and keep aside.
Now take a steel box or any other box for steam. Put half banana leaf layer on box, followed by yam and then prawn..
Next put onion, green chillies..
On top put mustard paste and mustard oil, salt..
Cover it with another half banana leaf and closed the box with lid. Now steam it medium flame for 15 mins either inside pressure cooker or any others way..
After 15 mins open the lid and remove the banana leaf and give a nice stir to everything mix softly..
Serve hot with steam rice..

Bhapa Chingri is a great main course. Bhapa means steamed in Bangladesh and this shrimp recipe is simple to make and delicious. It calls for mustard oil, which may be difficult to find but adds a very unique flavor to the dish. If you can't find it, you can use olive oil instead. A great main dish should be.