Shrimp skewers

Shrimp skewers

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This delicious and unique Bengali dish features succulent and crispy shrimp skewers. Perfect as an appetizer or a side dish.

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Shrimp skewers are a delicious dish from Bengali cuisine. They combine shrimp with various spices, cilantro, onion, and bread flour to create a tender and crispy skewer. They are ideal for entertaining guests and can be served as a side dish or as an appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$7.84 $1.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.65
  • $0.15
  • $0.07
  • $0.15
  • $0.78
  • $0.15
  • $0.10
  • $2.79
  • $0.13
  • $0.70
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, clean the shrimp and cut them into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Boil a potato, then mash it thoroughly.
  3. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the ground crab, chopped onion, garlic and ginger mixture, chopped fresh chili pepper, cilantro, boiled potatoes, lemon juice, salt, spices, and cumin powder.
  4. If necessary, add a little breadcrumbs or bread flour to the mixture to make it firmer and easier to form into skewers. ≈ 3 min
  5. Now, take a small portion of this sticky mixture and, using your hands, shape it into small balls or elongated shapes to create skewers. ≈ 10 min
  6. Whisk an egg and dip each skewer into the whisked egg, then sprinkle them with breadcrumbs.
  7. Now, heat some oil in a pan and cook the skewers over medium heat until they are golden brown and crispy.
  8. Next, place the grilled chicken skewers on paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
  9. Serve the shrimp skewers hot, with parsley sauce, tomato sauce, or kashandi sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Shrimp skewers

  • Shrimp, 300 grams$2.65
  • Chopped onion: 2 tablespoons$0.15
  • 1 teaspoon of finely chopped Allium sativum (garlic)$0.07
  • Two green chili peppers, finely chopped$0.15
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped chives$0.78
  • The juice of one lemon (about 1 tablespoon)$0.15
  • 1/2 teaspoon of toasted cumin seeds$0.10
  • A medium-sized, cooked sweet potato$2.79
  • bread flour, as needed$0.13
  • An egg$0.70
  • For oil painting$0.17

Total$7.84

that's $1.96 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Shrimp, 300 grams
  • Chopped onion: 2 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon of finely chopped Allium sativum (garlic)
  • Two green chili peppers, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped chives
  • The juice of one lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of toasted cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon of warm spices
  • A medium-sized, cooked sweet potato
  • bread flour, as needed
  • An egg
  • According to preference
  • For oil painting

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