Poila Baisakh 2025: Daab Chingri's recipe is sure to impress your family

Subho Noboborsho! It's Poila Baisakh today, and with the Bengali festival, bhuribhoj is a must. This Poila Baisakh or Pohela Boishakh, as is celebrated in Opar Bangla, you just might impress your family with this authentic recipe, which might look straight from a fine-dining kitchen, but is quick and easy to make.

Daab Chingri

Ingredients

Prawn deveined and shelled: 10

Yellow mustard paste: 1 ½ tbsp

Green chilli paste: 1 tsp

Turmeric: As required

Salt: To taste

Coconut milk: ½ cup

Mustard oil: 4 tbsp

Daab (green coconut): 1

Lemon: ½ 

Method

1. Shell and devein the prawn.

2. Marinate the prawn with lemon Juice, salt, mustard paste, green chili paste, turmeric, coconut milk, and mustard oil.

3. Check for taste; put the marinated prawn inside the coconut shell and seal the lid.

4. Cook in a preheated oven for about 35-40 min at about 270ºC – 290ºC.

5. Serve hot with steamed rice.