chingri malai curry

{{Short description|Bengali prawn curry}}

{{Infobox food

| name = Chingri malai curry

| image = Grøntsager og tigerrejer i rød karry (4477230448).jpg

| alternate_name = Prawn malai curry

| country = Bangladesh

| type = Curry

| course = Main course

| served = Hot

| national_cuisine = Bangladeshi cuisine, South Asian cuisine

| main_ingredient = Prawns and coconut milk

| variations = Lobster malai curry

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| region = Khulna

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{{Indian cuisine}}

Chingri malai curry or malai chingri, also known as prawn malai curry, is a Bengali curry made from tiger (bagda) and king prawns (chingri) and coconut milk and flavoured with spices.{{cite news |title=Prawn malai-curry (Bengali) |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/recipes/Recipe-Prawn-malai-curry-Bengali/articleshow/42394638.cms |newspaper=The Times of India}} The dish is popular throughout Bengal{{cite news |title=Lip-smacking Bengali dishes |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/recipes/Lip-smacking-Bengali-dishes/articleshow/45165473.cms |newspaper=The Times of India}}{{cite web |title=10 Best Bengali Recipes |url=http://food.ndtv.com/lists/10-best-bengali-recipes-695796 |website=NDTV Food}} and is served during weddings and celebrations, or for guests,{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Vivek |author-link=Vivek Singh (chef) |year=2015 |title=Spice at Home |url=https://archive.org/details/spiceathome0000sing/page/96/mode/1up |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |page=96 |isbn=978-1-4729-1091-2}} and was also very popular among the British in Calcutta.{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Joe |last2=Sen |first2=Colleen Taylor |author2-link=Colleen Taylor Sen |editor1-last=Walker |editor1-first=Harlan |chapter=A Carp Wearing Lipstick. The Role of Fish in Bengali Cuisine and Culture |title=Fish: Food from the Waters |year=1998 |publisher=Prospect Books |page=256 |isbn=978-0-907325-89-5 |quote=chingri malai kari (prawn and coconut curry, a dish popular among the English in Calcutta ...)}}