Bandhakopir Ghonto Chnigri Mach diey ( Cabbage with Prawns )...:)

 This dish cooked in Bengali style is an absolute delight for food lover. Cabbage/ Bandhakopi gets an extremely delicate flavour  from the prawns and the taste is just too good.' Ghanto' is a dry vegetable dish cooked in  especially  Bengali Kitchen.This dish is so  little bit dry and  good combination with Steamed Rice & Dal. With Roti/paratha also good.

For this tasty dish I mainly follow my Maa's (Mom) easy  recipe. I hope u also love this nice recipe....:)

Ingredients:-

•  Cabbage or Bandhakopi (whole- about 700 grms  to 1 Kg)
•  Medium Potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
• One small Onion,peeled and chopped
• Medium Tomato cut into quarter
• 3-4 whole Green Chili
• Prawns, cleaned and deveined but head and tail piece on(one cup)
• 1/4 cup Green peas
• 1 pinch of whole Jeera or cumin seeds
• 1-2 Bay leaves, 
• 3-4 Green Cardamom whole
• 1 Stick Cinnamon
• 1 Teaspoon Jeera Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Dhania Powder
• ½ Teaspoon Freshly crushed Black Peppercorn or Kali mirch
• ½ Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1 Tablespoon extract from freshly crushed Ginger
• ½ Teaspoon Sugar
• Salt to Taste
• 1 Tablespoon Desi Ghee
• 4-5 Tablespoon Cooking Oil(Mustard /sunflower)
  

Method:-

1. Chop the Cabbage as thin as possible. 
2. Wash and dry, sprinkle with little Turmeric and salt.
3. Heat oil in a Kadai/Frying pan, add the Prawns and fry for a while(3-4 mins), & remove.
4. Now same Kadai/Frying pan add the whole Jeera and Bay leaf, cardamom and Cinnamon stick,green chili,green peas,onion,tomato in the remaining oil.
5. After 5-10 mins add the chopped Cabbage & potato.
6. Sprinkle  salt, Jeera, Dhania, Kali Mirch, Laal Mirch, Sugar and Haldi powder, crushed Ginger& mixing well with cabbage.
   
7. Cover and cook in medium heat till the Cabbage is tender.I don't use any water. but if you need sprinkle little water.(approximately 30-40 mins)
8. Now add the Prawns and cook for another 5-6 minutes .
9. Add Desi Ghee and mix well.
10. Check seasoning and adjust salt.
11. Serve hot with Steamed Rice or Roti.
    

Now Enjoy Your's Bandhakopir Ghonto Chnigri Mach diey ( Cabbage with Prawns) ...!!!