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Delicious Puti Macher Chachari With Shapla Recipe
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News18•09-10-2026, 14:37
Delicious Puti Macher Chachari With Shapla Recipe
- •Fresh Shapla is currently being sold in abundance in markets like Dinbazar in Jalpaiguri at affordable prices.
- •Housewife Shobha Sarkar shared special recipes including Shapla Shorshe Posto Bhapa and crispy Shapla Bhaja.
- •Shapla flower fritters made with chopped petals, gram flour, and spices offer a crispy and delicious taste.
- •Puti fish curry cooked with Shapla is a very familiar and tasty traditional dish from rural Bengal.
Key Questions Answered
During the festive season, fresh water lilies (Shapla) are abundant in markets like Dinbazar in Jalpaiguri, where they are currently sold at a price of just 20 rupees for 3 bundles.
Cut the Shapla into one-finger lengths, arrange four to five pieces side by side, and secure them with a toothpick. Dip the bundled pieces into a thick batter made of gram flour, nigella seeds, spices, hot white oil, and water, then fry them on medium heat until reddish-brown.
Wash fresh Puti fish, marinate with salt and turmeric, and fry them. Sauté small pieces of washed Shapla in oil tempered with nigella seeds, add turmeric and salt until cooked, then simmer the fried fish and slit green chilies in a semi-dry consistency.
