Chingri Bhorta

1: Roast garlic cloves and dried red chilies in a little olive oil until slightly charred.

2: Fry onions in oil until golden brown to make beresta (crispy fried onions).

3: Carefully peel and devein the shrimp, cut along the back and remove the black stringy part.

4: Marinate shrimp with salt and turmeric, then fry them in oil until fully cooked.

5: Use a mortar and pestle, knife, blender, or immersion blender to mash the shrimp into a chunky mixture.

6: Mash the roasted red chilies and garlic with a bit of mustard oil, then mix in the fried onions.

7: Add the mashed shrimp and fresh onions (optional) and toss in chopped cilantro, green chilies for extra heat, and adjust salt to taste.

8: Mash everything until well combined.

9: Serve and enjoy with warm white rice.