Shrimp Ghonto

Shrimp ghonto

    Today I have a Bengali special dish – Ghonto. Ghonto is a mixed vegetable dish that can be prepared with different kinds of vegetables like potato, carrot, green beans, spinach, cabbage, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, snake gourd etc. The mixed vegetable ghonto that I tasted at my friend Zahera‘s place tasted a bit similar to my mixed vegetable subzi recipe, which is one of my favorite vegetable dishes. She told me that I can make this ghonto with shrimp or fish head  to make it taste even better. Muri ghonto, the most popular ghonto dish is prepared  with head of Fish (mostly rohu ) together with vegetables. It is usually had with plain rice. Since I have never cooked with fish head before, I decided to give it a try with shrimp. 

    Shrimp goes well with most of the vegetables and makes the dish extra tasty and flavorful. Since this dish has loads of vegetables, you don’t need any other side-dish except a dal or a yoghurt curry. Its very easy to prepare and all the ingredients will surely be available in an Indian kitchen. Try this awesome dish, and do let me know how you liked it!

Ingredients (Serves 5 – 6)

1. Shrimp – 15 – 20, cleaned and washed

   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

   Salt – 1/4 tsp

2. Vegetables – Potato – 1 medium, chopped

    Carrot – 1 medium, chopped

    Green beans – 1/2 cup, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

   Cauliflower – 3/4 cup, cut into small florets

   Fresh / frozen green peas – 1/4 cup

You can also use other vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, bottle gourd, ridge gourd, snake gourd etc. Avoid using bitter gourd,okra, parwal and capsicum.

3. Oil – 2 – 3 tbsp

    Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

4. Garlic – 3 medium cloves, crushed

    Onion – 3/4 cup,thinly sliced and chopped

    Tomatoes – 2 small, chopped

    Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

    Kashmiri chilly powder – 1.5 tsp

    Coriander powder – 2 tsp

    Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp

    Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp

    Salt – To taste

5. Hot water – 1/4 – 1/2 cup

6. Cilantro – 2 tbsp, chopped

7. Ghee – 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method

1. Combine cleaned shrimp with the other ingredients numbered 1. Set aside for 10 minutes.

2. Heat 2- 3 tbsp oil in a kadai/ any pan. Fry shrimp in 2 batches until it turns white and curls up, about 1 minute. Remove to a plate.

3. In the remaining oil, fry fenugreek seeds until golden. Next add chopped vegetables and all the ingredients numbered 4. Mix well. Sprinkle little water and cook everything for 5 – 6 minutes stirring occasionally until the raw smell is gone. Taste-check for salt. Add shrimp, 1/4 – 1/2 cup water and green peas, if using. Mix well. Cover and cook for 7 – 8 minutes at medium-low heat, stirring once in between. Add 1/2 tsp ghee and 2 tbsp chopped cilantro. Mix well and switch off. It goes well with rice and chapathis and tastes even better the next day. We had it with rice and bhindi kadhi. Hope you enjoy this!

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Maya Akhil

Wife, Mother, Blogger and above all, an ardent lover of good food. I cook, serve, and eat with almost the same passion. The divine aroma that fills the kitchen when I cook or bake is simply what keeps me going!

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