“Prawn is a family favourite. Sanjay (husband) loves prawns.... I cook it in my own way. I don’t really follow a cookbook or go by my mom’s recipes. This prawn curry is made with soy and mustard sauce, curd and cashew paste. You can also toss some boiled broccoli. My kids love it. In fact if you are tired and have no help in the kitchen, just deep-fry some prawns and have it with rice. You can call it my comfort food. I also love Prawn Malai Curry but making it is very time-consuming. Ankan (son) loves grilled prawns. Now Rishona (daughter) has taken to prawn.... As I said, it’s in the family,” says Rituparna.

When she cooks, she likes to focus full-on! So li’ Rishona was asked to stay away till she finished her curry. “I don’t cook unless we are holidaying in Singapore. On New Year, all four of us — my husband and our two kids — were there, so I made a nice chicken salad with lettuce leaves and lots of olive oil. Everyone enjoyed it!”

How to cook Rituparna’s Prawn Curry

Ingredients:

Prawns washed and peeled

Onion, chopped and paste

Ginger paste

Garlic paste

Sliced tomatoes

Sliced capsicum

Cashew paste

Curd

Bay leaf

Dry chillies

Ground coriander

Cumin

Vinegar

Kasundi

Soy sauce

Olive oil

Salt to taste

Recipe: Shallow fry the prawns in olive oil. Let it cool, mix all the ingredients and fry it once again after sprinkling some more olive oil. Garnish with the colourful bell peppers. Serve with rice.