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Shrimp Pakora (Shrimp Fritters)

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Prawn (chingri) crustaceans related to crabs and lobsters, of the order Decapoda, found in all types of waterbody throughout the world. Some species live near the shore, hiding in mud or sand, or in crevices of the stones; some others swim about in groups in deep, cold water.
Shellfishes of Bangladesh: Shrimp and Prawn
Sl.Scientific nameLocal name
1Macrobrachium rosenbergii.Golda Chingri
2Macrobrachium malcomsonii.Chotka icha or Thangua icha.
3Macrobrachium dolichodactylusGoda chingri or Brammhani chingri.
4Macrobrachium rudePata chingri
Any fish without scales are haram (forbidden) but fish that do have scales are permissible. Shia scholars tend to teach that no other aquatic creatures are halal, with the exception of certain edible aquatic crustaceans (i.e., shrimps but not crabs), which are also Halal like scaled fish.
Chingri malai curry or malai chingri, also known as prawn malai curry, is a Bengali curry made from tiger (bagda) and king prawns (chingri) and coconut milk and flavoured with spices.
Regarding crabs, the result of legal analysis states that they are halal for consumption. This statement is based on the Prophet's Hadith: 'Two carcasses and two bloods have been made lawful for you. The two carcasses are fish and locusts. The two blood types are the liver and spleen. Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah No.