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Green jackfruit with shrimp (echor chingri)

Green jackfruit with shrimp (echor chingri)

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A Bengali-style curry: pre-cooked green jackfruit with turmeric, fried prawns in mustard oil, caramelized onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, cumin, an…

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Recipe from MD Abu Siyam, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This curry dish is a classic of Bangladeshi home cooking. Made with fresh spinach and shrimp, it is both delicious and steeped in history and tradition.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking method“Mijotage”
  • Estimated cost$7.27 $1.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

5 people
  • $3.74
  • $0.52
  • $0.28
  • $0.13
  • $0.24
  • $0.24
  • $1.68
  • $0.41
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the green jackfruit and cut it into small pieces, then cook it with salt and a little turmeric, and drain it.
  2. Wash the shrimp and rub them with a little turmeric and salt. ≈ 8 min
  3. Fry them in mustard oil and set them aside.
  4. In the same pan, toast the whole spices and bay leaf, then sauté the onion.
  5. Add the ginger-garlic, chili pepper, turmeric, cumin, and tomato, and cook until the oil separates.
  6. Add the sauerkraut, mix well with the spices, cover, and let it cook for a while.
  7. Add the shrimp and cook for another 10 minutes over low heat.
  8. Turn off the heat and let it rest, covered, so that the flavors can meld.

The bill

Green jackfruit with shrimp (echor chingri)

  • 200 g of medium-sized shrimp$3.74
  • 1 cup of chopped onion$0.52
  • 2 tablespoons of ginger and garlic paste$0.28
  • 1 teaspoon of dried chili paste$0.13
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric$0.24
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin$0.24
  • 1 chopped tomato$1.68
  • 5 tablespoons of mustard oil$0.41
  • salt$0.03

Total$7.27

that's $1.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of fresh spinach
  • 200 g of medium-sized shrimp
  • 1 cup of chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons of ginger and garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon of dried chili paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • 5 tablespoons of mustard oil
  • salt
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Whole spices (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves)

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