Lau chingri(bottlegourd cooked with shrimp) Recipe

Recipe By Better Butter

Lau chingri is a popular dish in west bengal and bangladesh. In bengali 'lau' means bottlegourd(in english) or lauki (in hindi). 'chingri ' means shrimp or prawns. Here tender bottlegourd is cooked with small prawns or shrimp. This dish is very tasty and served with hot steamed rice. Here 'pachphoron' was used as tadka or tempering. Pachphoron is a very important spice in every bengali kitchen. It is a mix of five whole spices in equal quantities-mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and nigella or onion seeds.

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Ingredients for Lau chingri(bottlegourd cooked with shrimp) Recipe

  • 1/2 Lau/lauki/white/bottle gourd
  • 7.50-10 piece Prawn
  • 1/2 Tomato
  • 1/2 Green chilli
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pachphoron
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin  powder
  • As required Salt
  • 1/2 pinch Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1/4 cup Water
Nutrition
value
151
calories per serving
15 g Fat1 g Protein4 g Carbs3 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    15g
  • Protein
    1g
  • Carbs
    4g
  • Fiber
    3g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    4g
  • Protein
    1g
  • Fiber
    3g

Fats

  • Fat
    15g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    30mg
  • Iron
    1mg
  • Vitamin A
    705mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    16mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    < 1mcg
  • Vitamin C
    20mg
  • Vitamin E
    2mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    27mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    31mg
  • Selenium
    < 1mcg
  • Zinc
    < 1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By Better Butter