India is popular for its variety of cuisines. In the South, you’ll find flavourful dishes like “dosa,” “idli,” and “sambar.” The north boasts aromatic Punjabi meals like “butter chicken” and “sarson ka saag.” Moving westward, you can savour the delights of “vada pav” and “modak.” In the East, Bengali cuisine is famous for its unique blend of sweet and savoury flavours, with specialties like “machher jhol” and “roshogolla.” Recently, one Bengali dish earned a spot on the list of World’s 50 best seafood dishes.
TasteAtlas, a well-known food and travel guide, recently released its ranking of the world’s top 50 seafood dishes. Among these, the beloved Bengali specialty, “Chingri Malai Curry”, secured the 31st spot.
All about Chingri Malai Curry
Chingri Malai Curry, also known as Prawn Malai Curry, is made with tiger or king prawns and coconut milk, and seasoned with spices. This curry is popular across Bengal and is often served at weddings. It was also a favourite among the British in Calcutta.
The official TasteAtlas website has listed the ingredients used to make this prawn curry – “It’s made with a base of coconut milk and prawns that are seasoned with garam masala spices and fried in ghee or mustard oil with onions, hot chilli peppers, garlic-ginger paste, and turmeric. If desired, red chilli powder, cinnamon, sugar, and cardamom can be added to the curry in order to further enrich the flavours. The dish is cooked until the gravy becomes thick and creamy.”
This curry is believed to have entered Bengali cuisine through interactions with Malaysian traders.
World’s best curry
TasteAtlas’ ranking of the World’s 50 best seafood dishes was led by “Camarones Enchipotlados” from Mexico. Following in the second and third spots were “Kaisendon” from Japan and “Pempek” from Indonesia. Completing the top five were “Ameijoas A Bulhao Pato” from Portugal and “Tekkadon” from Japan.
India’s best and worst food dishes
Meanwhile, TasteAtlas also recently published a list of India’s best and worst food dishes. Topping the best-rated Indian food dishes were “mango lassi”, followed by “masala chai”, “butter garlic naan”, “Amritsari kulcha”, and “butter chicken”. On the other hand, the list of worst-rated Indian dishes was led by “jaljeera drink”, with “gajak”, “thengai sadam”, “panta bhat”, and “aloo baingan” rounding out the top five.
