Prawn/chingri vaturi:
Preparing paturi:
Ingredients:
- Prawn (medium sizes): 1kg (wash and drain water)
- Mustard oil: 1/2cup
- Chopped onion:1 cup
- Mustard paste: 1cup (add 5 green chilies and 1/4cup coriander leaves with mustard to make paste)
- Coconut paste: 1/4cup
- Turmeric powder: 1tsp
- Red chili powder: 2tsp
- Salt: 1tsp and
- Pumpkin or bottle gourd leaves(lau pata): 10 pieces
In a bowl mix 2tbsp salt with 2cup water and soak the bottle gourd leaves into the water.
Mix all the spices and masala paste with prawn and set aside.
now using hand drain all water from leaves.
Take a leaf and place ½ cup prawn mixture in the center of the leaf, then fold the sides by overlapping each other to make a parcel. Tie it well with a thread. Repeat the same for the rest. Set aside.
Preparing vaturi:
- Basmati/ chinigura / plain rice: 4cup
- Salt as required
- Water: 8cup