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{{Infobox food
|name=Daab Chingri
|image=Daab Chingri.jpg
|image_size=290px
|alternate_name= Prawn malai curry
|country= [[Bengal]] (India and Bangladesh)
|type= [[Curry]]
|course=[[Main course]]
|served=Hot
|main_ingredient=[[Prawn]]s and [[coconut]]
|variations=
|calories=
|other=
}}
'''Daab Chingri''' ({{lang-bn|ডাব চিংড়ি}}), also known as '''Chingri Daab''' ({{lang-bn|চিংড়ি ডাব}}) is a [[Bengali cuisine|Bengali]] [[prawn]] curry, cooked and served in [[Coconut|green coconut]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Festival|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FxNuAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Statesman Limited|page=286}}</ref><ref name="BoldSky">{{cite web|title=Daab Chingri: Bengali|url=http://www.boldsky.com/cookery/non-vegetarian/sea-food/daab-chingri-bengali-recipe-270212.html|publisher=BoldSky|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Have you tried daab chingri in Navi Mumbai?">{{cite news |last=Shinde |first=Srishti Ghosh |date=29 April 2014 |title=Have you tried daab chingri in Navi Mumbai?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Have-you-tried-daab-chingri-in-Navi-Mumbai/articleshow/34037186.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Bhattacharya2013">{{cite book|author=Brigadier Samir Bhattacharya|title=Nothing But!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iLxnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA625|date=December 2013|publisher=Author Solutions|isbn=978-1-4828-1626-6|pages=625–}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=y|date=November 2016}}

== Ingredients ==
The main ingredients are large prawns, tender green coconut with malai, along with butter or [[ghee]] or mustard oil, onions, [[turmeric]] powder, chopped green chilli, garlic paste, and [[ginger]] paste flavoured with spices. The prawn curry is both cooked and served in a green coconut, which adds a flavour in it.<ref name="BoldSky" /><ref name="oneindia" />

== Popularity ==
Daab Chingri is a popular Bengali dish.<ref name="oneindia">{{cite web |script-title=bn:সাদা ভাত আর ডাব চিংড়ি, ব্যস কেল্লাফতে! |url=http://bengali.oneindia.com/cookery/daab-chingri-bengali-recipe-002630.html |language=bn |accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref> It is often cooked during [[Pohela Boishakh]], [[Raksha Bandhan]] etc. events.<ref name="Poila palate">{{cite news |title=Poila palate |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050415/asp/calcutta/story_4592240.asp |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref> Other than being popular in Kolkata, this dish is also served across the restaurants in [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore]] etc.<ref name="Have you tried daab chingri in Navi Mumbai?" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi cuisine]]
[[Category:Bengali curries]]
[[Category:Indian seafood dishes]]

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