Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Begun Chingri - Eggplant cooked in Shrimp Paste

Hi Sandeepa, I made this yesterday and it was a h...

2012-01-29T09:27:58.218-05:00

Hi Sandeepa,

I made this yesterday and it was a huge hit here. Please thank your SIL for this invention of hers and also wanna thank you for sharing this. I have blogged it in my space. Here's the link:
http://amchi-bong-konnexion.blogspot.com/2012/01/begun-bahaar-brinjal-with-prawns.html

Regards,
Seema

Yes I think I should totally make this. For me Beg...

2011-12-06T23:11:21.838-05:00

Yes I think I should totally make this. For me Begun Chingri is begun chingri and kalo jeere with lots of tel and knacha lonka. Shrimp paste is an invention indeed.. Don't know why she laughed :) shunei monay hochey besh achar achar gorm bhaat diye khayi.

nice recipe.that looks really good!

2011-12-03T01:56:28.128-05:00

nice recipe.that looks really good!

Awesome invention !! I can imagine the perfect ble...

2011-12-02T21:52:19.815-05:00

Awesome invention !! I can imagine the perfect blend. Sandeepa my sister tried your Goan shrimp curry and she loved it. Specially amake mail korlo chobi tule. She wanted me to say a thank u note to you for sharing.
Thanks again
Deepa

wow this looks delish! This last weekend I heard a...

2011-11-29T21:35:11.321-05:00

wow this looks delish! This last weekend I heard about lahori gosht with eggplant and now shrimp with eggplant. I really have to go and buy one now...

Same problem here with whether to waste a good pra...

2011-11-29T18:38:23.030-05:00

Same problem here with whether to waste a good prawn and paste it! But then Sandeepa's recipes have never failed me.So off to the market. And your post is so cute.ALso I heard from my sis-in-law that fried and ground mushrooms are a good flavour booster too. Have tried it on fried rice with amazing results.

i'm glad it's cooked shrimp that needs to ...

2011-11-29T12:27:13.378-05:00

i'm glad it's cooked shrimp that needs to be ground, don't like the idea of grinding raw shrimp. for us here shrimps are too precious to grind up.

Slurp, would like to have some rite now,irresistib...

2011-11-29T05:54:25.590-05:00

Slurp, would like to have some rite now,irresistible begun chingri.

Hi Sandeepa, This MUST taste good....have to make ...

2011-11-29T03:20:03.057-05:00

Hi Sandeepa,
This MUST taste good....have to make it!
I also belong to the school of "do not WASTE chingri by making a paste"
;-)
But recently tried a chingri paste dish from my friend...it tasted so good, especially with white rice..
that my views changed!
;-))
D

Finla I don't think I have ever used that. We...

2011-11-28T21:38:48.334-05:00

Finla

I don't think I have ever used that. We eat out Thai too often to make at home :)

Cham

Yes, yes we do that too, veggies with little shrimp. But this is a very different taste. Apparently my MIL also cooks certain things like Arvi with ground shrimp.

Manju

Indeed:)

Indo

You definitely love eggplant and you can add your own touch with a few curry leaves. Actually I think this dish would be very good with curry leaf.

Miri & Bully

Okay, okay here is the deal. Coarsely ground the shrimp. Don't make a fine paste. Actually fine paste is not even allowed. That makes a great stuffing for other things too.
You can do with whole shrimp but the taste is definitely different.

I am having the same problem as Miri I think I Wi...

2011-11-28T19:32:14.860-05:00

I am having the same problem as Miri

I think I Will just try the thing with whole chingri and let you know how it tastes
But surely I Will first try out your recipe like always

it sounds delicious

But but but I love prawns too much to grind them u...

2011-11-28T19:20:17.552-05:00

But but but I love prawns too much to grind them up!! Maybe if it's those tiny shrimp I might not mind that much? Or maybe I'd just try them whole and see how it tastes- after all the combination is too good to pass up !

I am totally making this. I love shrimp and eggpla...

2011-11-28T18:50:15.390-05:00

I am totally making this. I love shrimp and eggplant and there is no time to wait.

pretty innovative, I must say. :)

2011-11-28T16:49:41.218-05:00

pretty innovative, I must say. :)

My thought was the same like F. for shrimp paste s...

2011-11-28T15:15:13.648-05:00

My thought was the same like F. for shrimp paste seeing the title! We combine all veggie with small shrimp but making paste sounds too good :) She is a tasteful innovator :)

When i read shrimp paste i wa slike hmmm i woudn&#...

2011-11-28T12:41:00.470-05:00

When i read shrimp paste i wa slike hmmm i woudn't like it as i was thinking aobut thai shrimp paste which i dislike but then i read the recipe and you are using fresh ones, hmmm that i would love and wow your SIL created this,it looks super yumm.