5.0 from 15 votes
Coconut Milk Shrimp Curry Recipe
A comforting and bright-colored shrimp curry prepared with coconut milk.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 111 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
Prep and cut fresh ingredients
- 1 Medium onion
- 1 Medium tomato
- 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Fresh
To cook
- 1 Tablespoon oil vegetable or coconut oil
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic *see Notes
- 12-15 Piece Shrimp medium, *see Notes
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric aka Curcuma, *see Notes
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- ½ Teaspoon red chili pepper ground
- ½ Teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 1 Teaspoon Coriander Seeds Ground
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds Ground
- 1 Cup broth veg or seafood stock
- 1 Cup coconut milk
- juice of ½ lime
Instructions
- Slice onion, dice tomato and chop fresh cilantro (coriander). Keep aside with the cleaned shrimps.
- Heat up a pan with the oil and saute onion first alone over a medium heat setting until they appear soft.
- Stir in diced tomato and ginger garlic. Combine and stir cook for a minute or. Keep on a medium to high heat setting.
- Reduce the heat to a minimum and make some space at the center of your pan. Stir in shrimp.
- Add all the seasoning and spices. Salt, black pepper, turmeric, chili pepper, cinnamon, coriander seeds ground, and cumin ground.
- Increase the heat setting to medium and combine all the ingredients. Stir cook for a minute.
- Pour in broth and coconut milk. Mix everything well.
- Close curry with a cover and simmer over a slow to medium heating for about 15-20 minutes. Control heat, don't allow a rolling boil because the coconut milk could curdle.
- When you are done with the cooking, take your curry from the heat and pour in lime juice and add the fresh chopped cilantro. Mit it up.
- Serve up hot.
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Notes
- Use Ginger garlic paste or finely grated or chopped ginger and garlic. The ratio is 1:2 Ginger:Garlic and 3 servings require 1 tablespoon ginger and garlic combined.
- The shrimp size indicated as medium is for the 20-25 shrimps, which is required to serve about 3 people. If you use smaller shrimps, add more. If you use larger shrimps use fewer shrimps. You can also weigh your shrimps to be more exact. See metric measurement. 240 grams =8.5 ounces.
- Turmeric is also known as Curcuma. You can use standard ground and dried turmeric OR fresh turmeric root, grated or chopped fine.
Nutrition Information
Calories
111kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
101mg
(34%)
Sodium
224mg
(9%)
Potassium
263mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
370IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
65mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 111kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 224mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 263mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 370IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 65mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.