Narkel Shorsher Chingri (Shrimp in Coconut Mustard Sauce)
4 Small Servings
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 lb. shrimp - shelled and deveined | 2 tablespoon water |
| 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds | 1 large coconut |
| 2 hot chillies | 2 tablespoon mustard oil |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | wet dough made of 3 tablespoon of flour |
| 1/4 teaspoon turmeric | |
Method
- Grind the mustard seeds, chillies, salt, turmeric and water into a smooth paste in a blender.
- Marinate the cleaned shrimps in this paste for at least 10 minutes.
- Split the coconut in two and drain the coconut milk. The milk is not used.
- Put the shrimp mixture in the coconut halves with the mustard oil and the whole chillies.
- Put the two halves of the coconut together and use a thin rope of dough to seal the joint.
- Put the coconut in the oven and bake for 45 minutes at 400 degrees.
- 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.
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 630 | Carotene ( μg ) | 12.6 |
| Protein (g) | 79.8 | Vitamin C (mg) | 0.0 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 12.15 | Mg (mg) | 15.53 |
| Fat (g) | 29.12 | Na (mg) | 1.92 |
| Fibre (g) | 1.1 | K (mg) | 31.95 |
| Minerals (g) | 20.15 | Mn (mg) | 0.35 |
| Calcium (mg) | 4957.5 | Zn (mg) | 0.48 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 1425.7 | Cr (mg) | 0.004 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.31 | ||
Modification
Use other sea food that is low in fat like prawns.| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 lb. prawn | 2 tablespoon water |
| 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds | 1/2 coconut |
| 2 hot chillies | 2 tablespoon mustard oil |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | wet dough made of 3 tablespoon of flour |
| 1/4 teaspoon turmeric | |
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| MACRONUTRIENTS | |
| Energy (Kcal) | 282 |
| Protein (g) | 24.13 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 11.43 |
| Fat (g) | 15.48 |
| Fibre (g) | 0.65 |
| Minerals (g) | 2.36 |