Fulkopi chingrir rosa ( Shrimp with cauliflower)

After I started my blog I was thinking What should be my first recipe to be posted. We Bengalis are very fond of Mach (Fish), we cannot think our meal to be completed without  " Macher Jhol" (fish curry).
And that is why I finally decided to share fulkopi chingri recipe.

First time I made this dish for a small get-together at my home and believe me my friends were relishing while having the dish. This is my Ma's recipe though I made a little chnage to this.I have added peyaj bata and tomato bata ( onoin paste and tomato paste). One thing I must tell my ma is a great cook for authentic bengali dishes, most of the recipes I will share will be my ma's recipe.

Now lets go thourgh the recipe.

Ingredients:

• shrimp (20 pieces)
• potato cut into medium pieces ( 10 pieces)
• cauliflower cut into medium pieces ( 10 pieces)
• onion paste ( 1 table spoon)
• ginger paste (1 tea spoon)
• cumin seeds ( half tea spoon)
• bay leaf (2-3 leaves)
• cumin powder ( 2 tea spoon)
• tomato paste ( 2 table spoon)
• tumeric
• chilli powder
• garam masala powder ( half teaspoon)
• salt to taste
• sugar to taste

Procedure:

1. marinate yhe clean and deveined shrimp with salt and turmeric powder.
2. fry potato, cauliflower and shrimps seperately and remove them from pan
3. then add bay leaves and cumin seeds to the hot oil.
4. after they crackle add onion paste and fry
5. then add ginger paste, chilli powder and turmeric powder
6. Add salt and little bit of sugar.
7. Fry for sometime and then add tomato paste and fry till oit seperates from the masala
8. then add fried potao, cauliflower and srimps and fry for some more times.
9. then add water as per you need the gravy and bring it to boil.
10. sprinkle garam masala powder 
11. check the seasoning and serve hot.