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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Goan Shrimp Curry

An amazingly flavorful and delicious shrimp curry recipe from the vahrehvah chef. It is really quick to make and goes well with steamed rice. I made this for dinner tonight and A and I polished off every bit of the curry. Yumm!





















Ingredients: 
  1. Shrimp - 1/2 kg
  2. Oil 1 or 2 tbsp
  3. Onions chopped finely 1 large\
  4. Whole garam masala (cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom) 
  5. Tomatoes chopped 2 
  6. Coconut grated 1 cup
  7. 3 red chillies and 1 tsp of cumin soaked in 1 tbsp of vinegar and some warm water 
  8. mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
  9. Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
  10. Coriander powder 1 tbsp
  11. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
  12. Pepper powder 1 tsp
  13. Coriander leaves a handful
  14. Sugar 1 tsp
  15. Salt to taste
Directions:
- Heat oil in a pan and add whole garam masala
- When it starts to splutter, add the onions and a pinch of salt
- As it fries, make a paste of ingredients 5 to 8
- Tip: Adding a few shrimps to this paste will give the curry great depth of flavor
- When the onions are cooked, add ginger garlic paste
- Fry for a few seconds and add the paste
- Let is cook on low heat until the oil starts to come out of the curry
- Now add enough water to bring the curry to your desired consistency
- When it boils, add the shrimp
- Cook for about 8 minutes or until shrimp is cooked
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
- Serve hot with steamed rice





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