Chungdi Jhola
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Chingudi Jhola or Chungudi Jhola () is a spicy gravy based Prawn
curry with different flavours of spices. It is mostly eaten by people of the coastal regions and the areas of River basins of Orissa
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, and then in a mixture of garam masala—including cinnamon. Bay leaves are also used when making the curry. Some variations of Chungudi Jhola include the use of coconut-cashew paste. The curry includes an abundance of tomato and garlic which gives the curry a reddish hue and spicy flavour.
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
curry with different flavours of spices. It is mostly eaten by people of the coastal regions and the areas of River basins of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
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Preparation
The curry is prepared by frying the prawns in Mustard oilMustard oil
The term mustard oil is used for three different oils that are made from mustard seeds:*A fatty vegetable oil resulting from pressing the seeds,...
, and then in a mixture of garam masala—including cinnamon. Bay leaves are also used when making the curry. Some variations of Chungudi Jhola include the use of coconut-cashew paste. The curry includes an abundance of tomato and garlic which gives the curry a reddish hue and spicy flavour.