Simple Way to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Bangla Lau Chingri (prawn-bottle gourd curry)

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have bangla lau chingri (prawn-bottle gourd curry) using 9 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Bangla Lau Chingri (prawn-bottle gourd curry):

1. Take 1 lau (lauki/bottle gourd) medium size
2. Prepare 4 Tb oil
3. Get prawns (medium size)250 grams (cleaned/deshelled if desired)
4. Make ready Handful green peas
5. Make ready 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
6. Take 2 tablespoon ginger paste
7. Get green chili3 chopped
8. Take 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
9. Get to taste Salt

Instructions to make Bangla Lau Chingri (prawn-bottle gourd curry):

1. Cut the lau (bottle gourd) into small pieces
2. Marinate the prawns with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Arrange the other ingredients.
3. Heat 2 Tb oil in a wok or frying pan. Fry the prawns till it turns golden brown and keep it aside.
4. Add the remaining oil in the wok now
5. Sauté for 1-2 minutes
6. Add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, ginger paste, green chilies and salt.
7. Add the cut bottle gourd and green peas. Sprinkle some water if needed at this stage
8. Cover the wok with a lid for 5-6 minutes and remove the cover. Stir it well and cover it and let it cook for 4-5 minutes more.
9. Remove the cover, add the fried prawns and mix it well. Allow it to cook till the excess water is gone. Add salt to taste.
10. Mix and take off heat once the gourd is cooked well/softened.
11. Serve with plain rice /other rice dishes like pulavs, etc
12. Tip: adjust the green chillies according to your spice tolerance levels
13. Tip: this curry can be attempted with other gourds too
14. Tip: take care not to overfry the prawns orelse; they may turn rubbery and hard and even shrink too much in size

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