Chingri-Bhindi Bhorta / Shrimp Mash With Okra

Lunch as a family is a luxury that a working couple can enjoy only in the weekends. Naturally we strive to make them special. Come weekend, I look for something special to serve for lunch; and when it is summer, we are always looking for recipes that are light on oil and spices, yet packed on flavour. On the brink of one such weekend, when I was running short of ideas, I put through an SOS message to Nayana Afroz, a well known home cook from Bangladesh; and she promptly came up with this one.

 

Ingredients:

  • Shrimps
  • Okra
  • Mustard Oil
  • Salt
  • Green Chillies
  • Onion
  • Garlic

 

Method:

  • Lightly boil the okra and mash well with spoon or hands
  • Marinate the shrimp with salt and turmeric
  • Lightly steam the marinated shrimps
  • Heat mustard oil in a pan
  • In the same oil, fry chopped onion, garlic and green chillies
  • Add the marinated shrimps and fry it all together
  • Make a paste of it, preferably using mortar pestle
  • Now heat mustard oil in a pan, and, mix in the mashed okra and shrimp paste stirring well.
  • Garnish with green chillies and sliced onions and serve with hot steamed rice