Chingri Bhorta

Name: Chingri Bhorta
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bangladeshi
Ingredients: 200g dried shrimp; 1 onion, chopped; 2 green chilies; 2 tbsp mustard oil

চিংড়ি ভর্তা/CHING-ree BOR-tah/

About this dish

A smoky, spiced mash of dried shrimp, mustard oil, and chili.

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Ingredients

🍤200g dried shrimp

🧅1 onion, chopped

🌶️2 green chilies

🛢️2 tbsp mustard oil

Method

Serves 4

Toast the dried shrimp lightly until fragrant.

Mash the shrimp with onion, chili, and mustard oil using a mortar and pestle.

Season with salt.

Serve as a side with rice and dal.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bhorta dishes are a fundamental part of Bangladeshi cuisine, typically served as a side with rice, made by mashing a single ingredient with spices.

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