Chingri Malai Curry
India · South Asia
- Short description
- This prawn curry is rich and gently spiced, with coconut milk softening the heat.
- Ingredients
- Prawns with coconut milk, onion, ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin, garam masala, chiles, mustard oil, and ghee.
- Cultural note
- It is associated with celebratory meals across Bengal, where shell-on prawns make the gravy feel special.
- Common misconception
- The word malai points to creamy richness; it is not a dairy-heavy sauce in every version.
image credit
Chingri_Macher_Malai_Curry.jpg
- creator:
- Riya Chattopadhyay
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- modified:
- Verified on Wikimedia Commons, resized, and re-encoded for Gochizu.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.