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They Called It Poor People’s Food. We Called It Chingri Matha Bata. They called it poor people’s food. But in our home, this was the real gold on the plate. Chingri Matha Bata a bold, fiery mash made from prawn heads, mustard oil, green chillies, and love. What some throw away, we turn into flavour. A dish that holds memory, pride, and the kind of taste that can finish a full plate of rice. This isn’t a side dish. It’s a quiet revolution from Bengal’s kitchens. Let’s bring back what shouldn’t be forgotten. Watch till the end and tell me would you eat this? INGREDIENTS - 1 tbsp mustard oil - 8 cloves garlic - 8 whole dried red chilies - 1 red onion, large - 250 grams raw shrimp head - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp salt - 1/2 tsp kalo jeera - sugar to taste - 1 tbsp chopped cilantro for garnish optional ### INSTRUCTIONS - Heat oil in a pan. - Add salt and turmeric to the shrimps, mix, and fry in the same oil until just cooked. Remove from heat. - Fry garlic until browned, red chilies and onions - Grind fried shrimps, garlic, red chilies, and onions into a coarse paste. - Add another drizzle of oil to the same pan. Once heated, add the kale jeera. - Now add the ground shrimp paste and saute over medium to high heat until browned. Adjust salt and add sugar to taste. - Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with steamed rice or with papad as a starter. MUSIC: Amar Chandra Singha - **Folk Instruments of West Bengal : Dotara of North Bengal** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jGGyRsZnE4 Tags: [chingri matha bata recipe, prawn head bengali recipe, bengali food nostalgia, leftover prawn head recipe, poor people’s food recipes, bengali home cooking, traditional bengali chutney, no-waste indian recipes, umami bengali dishes, chingri bata] Hashtags: #DeepIntoSpices #BengaliFood #ChingriMathaBata #IndianHomeCooking #DesiFoodLove #TasteOfMemory #FoodWithStory #CulinaryHeritage #FoodIsCulture #PoorPeoplesFood #TasteOfMemory #FoodWithStory #CulinaryHeritage #FoodIsCulture #PoorPeoplesFood

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