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Shrimp Curry Recipe

Shrimp Curry is a simple delicious semi gravy made of a fresh shrimp, onions, tomatos, tamarid juice & spice powders. Serve it with rice or roti.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 900 grams Shrimp (cleaned)
  • 2 Onions chopped (medium size)
  • 1 Tomato chopped
  • 1 lemon size tamarind juice
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 4 Green chilli slits
  • 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masla
  • 1 tsp Jeera powder
  • 1 tsp turmaric
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Sprig curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

  • Devein and wash the shrimp with cold water. Drain the water completly and set aside.
  • Add 1 tbsp oil to the pan, add cleaned shrimp and mix well.
  • Add 1 tsp salt, turmaric and saute the shrimp until water evoprates and keep it in seperate bowl.
  • Add 2 tbsp oil to the pan, add onions, 1/2 tsp salt and fry onions until golden brown.
  • Add curry leaves, green chilli slits and gringer garlic paste and saute until raw smell goes.
  • Add red chilli powder and jeera powderand mix well.
  • Add coriander powder and mix well.
  • Add chopped tomato to the pan and fry until tomatos turn mushy.
  • Add the cooked shrimp to the gravy and saute for 2mins.
  • Add tamarid juice to the shrimp masala and mix well.
  • Add garam masala powder, salt to taste and cook until oil separates from the gravy.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves
  • Serve shrimp curry with any fragrant rice, biryani, white rice or roti, naan, chapati or porota.