Recipe Broad Beans Shrimp Paste | Shim Bharta

Broad Beans Shrimp Paste | Shim Bharta

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Flat beans or shim is widely available in India during the winter season and is used in different curries in different ways. Shim bharta or flat beans paste is a traditional Bengali delicacy prepared by blanching and blending the shim and then cooking it with Bengali spices in mustard oil. Adding shrimps to this concoction adds a unique and flavour packed twist which will tingle your taste buds. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Ingredients:

  • Shim / Flat beans - 200 gms
  • Shrimp / Choto Chingri - 200 gms
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Garlic - 10-12 cloves
  • Salt as per taste
  • Green Chillies - 3
  • Mustard oil - 3-4 tbsp
  • Nigella seeds/ Kalo jeera - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Enjoy your meal!

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