Topic: Prawn Uri

[Robert]

Looking at a packet of green beans rapidly approaching use-by date I remembered a side dish I haven't seen on a menu for years: Prawn Uri. As I recall this was essentially a green bean bhaji with the addition of a few ounces of small prawns/shrimp.

Anyone else remember this?
I've tried the search function but it just throws up every word containing uri, is there a particular syntax you need to use to search for uri as a word?

Cheers,

Rob

[solarsplace]

Hi

There does not seem to be much success at all searching for 'Uri' on this site or even on the web in general

https://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=site:curry-recipes.co.uk%2Fcurry+uri+-puri&oq=site:curry-recipes.co.uk%2Fcurry+uri+-puri

May be another member can help you out with a recipe suggestion?

Cheers

[chewytikka]

Hi Robert
Uri has a completely different flavour to our Broad Beans (not Green Beans)

I'm lucky in that I have a Bangladeshi Store local and they sell three types of Uri,
the best being the smaller sweet variety.IMHO

To give you an idea, here's a video posted with Chef Imram cooking a Niramish (bhaji)
http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,9050.msg85051.html#msg85051

The large ones, like in the video, are quite tough and I tend to parboil them first before I stirfry.

cheers Chewy

[Robert]

Thanks for that Chewy. Like Solarsplace I've had no luck searching for Uri on the web and was beginning to think I'd imagined it - what a worrying thought: dreaming about non-existent curry dishes!

I'll look out for Uri when I'm next near an Asian grocers. Meanwhile I'll experiment with the fine green beans blanched, then fried with onion, garlic and panch poran to accompany tonight's prawn patia.

Rob

[Malc.]

Hi Robert I posted the following recipe a little while back, I very much enjoyed it. http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,5549.0.html