Name: Steam Shrimp
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min

Steam Shrimp is a delicious dish from Indian cuisine. This recipe is made with some simple spices and shrimps.

For this recipe we need medium size peeled shrimps. shrimp, which translates to prawn, are also popularly known as chingri In many places of India.

There are varieties of shrimps available in market. They are different in size, shape, color and taste.

In this steam shrimp recipe, we will put raw shrimps directly into the gravy.

This recipe mainly belongs from West Bengal. In east part of India, people calls this steam shrimp recipe as ‘Bhapa chingri’ in local language.

Mustard and poppy seeds are the two main ingredients in this recipe.

Both ingredients are essential to make this recipe perfectly.

INGREDIENTS

1cup-240ml; 1tablespoon – 15ml ; 1teaspoon – 5ml;

Ingredients for steam shrimp gravy

Shrimps (peeled) – 200gm
Poppy seeds – 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds (black) – 1½ tsp
Green chili – 4 pieces
Black cumin – 1/2 tsp
Mustard oil – 2 tbsp.
Salt – 1/2 tsp (for gravy)
Water – 1 cup

Ingredients to marinate the shrimps

Salt – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Marination Time 15 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2 People

Equipment

Cooking pan
Mixer grinder

Notes

1. For this recipe we need peeled prawns. Also, I suggest you to use fresh prawns rather then frozen packed ones.

2. In market there are two types of mustard seed available. One is black and other is white in color. White mustard seeds have less strong flavor then black one. Mostly mustard oil is extracted from black mustard seeds.

3. Oil is totally optional, You can change it according to you taste. But I personally prefer to use mustard oil to cook any kind of non-veg dishes. Mustard oil has a strong aroma and also has high smoke point. These adds up to the taste of final product.

4. Don’t fry the shrimps. Peeled shrimps will go directly into the gravy. So that you will get soft and juicy shrimps.

5. You can cook the the entire recipe in coconut milk instead of water. In that case your shrimps will get some creamy texture.

6. Now I am sharing with you a secret which make your shrimp soft and juicy. Don’t over cook your shrimp. 5-6 minutes is enough to cook shrimps properly.

Keyword Non-veg

How to make Steam Shrimp

Step 1: First of all we need to wash the shrimps and then marinate them with ½ tsp of turmeric and ½ tsp of salt. Let it rest for 15 minutes for marinate.

Step 2: Meanwhile take the mentioned amount of mustard seeds, poppy seeds and green chilies. Then make a thick paste using a mixer grinder.

Tips: On the other hand you can soak them (mustard and poppy seeds) for 2-3 minutes to get a smooth and thick paste.

Step 3: Now put 2 tbsp. of mustard oil into a preheated pan. At the same time add 1/2 tsp of black cumin seeds to it.

Wait for cracking.

Step 4: At this point add the paste of mustard seed, poppy seed and green chili into the oil. Then mix them and roast them for 2 minutes on low flame.

Tips: Don’t roast them more then that. Otherwise it will be bitter in taste.

Step 5: Add 1 cup of water at that time into the pan. Cook the gravy for 5 minutes on low flame.

Step 6: Now add the marinated shrimps in the gravy and cook for 5 minutes. In addition put a lid on it during cooking.

Step 7: However I made this steam shrimp with semi-gravy. But you can add more water as per your requirement.

Step 8: Now your delicious steam shrimp is ready to be served. In India this is best combo with hot rice. I hope you like it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do you steam shrimp for?

This is very important to make your shrimp tender and juicy. For this, you need to steam the shrimps for less the 10 minutes.

I prefer exact 5 minutes to steam or cook the shrimps to get soft and juicy one.

How do you steam raw shrimp?

For steaming the shrimps, I put them directly into my gravy without frying them.

I prefer to steam my shrimps by boiling them into the gravy.

Is it better to boil or steam shrimp?

Boiling shrimp is the better way to make my steam shrimps. Boil you fresh raw shrimps into water or gravy for 5 minutes to get soft and juicy steam shrimps.

What is the best way to steam shrimp?

Cook them for 5 minutes into the gravy or soup, then you doesn’t need to do anything. Your soft and juicy steam shrimp is done.

Steam Shrimp