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Spicy Malabar Shrimp
Spicy Malabar Shrimp features jumbo shrimp cooked in a fragrant mix of mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, and tamarind paste. The sautéed onions and tomatoes create a rich base, while green and dried red chilies add warmth and spice. The shrimp simmer gently in the flavorful sauce, absorbing the savory and tangy notes typical of Malabar cuisine. This dish highlights a balance of vibrant spices and a slightly sour tamarind tang, resulting in a tender, aromatic seafood dish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Calories:
270 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 20 Shrimp shelled, deveined and thawed, jumbo or extra large
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1 cup yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 green chili slit lengthwise, optional, hot
- 15 curry leaves
- 4 garlic cloves
- ½ inch ginger
- 1 red chili dried
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 3 tomato finely diced
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste more or less depending on the sourness you like
- ¼ cup cilantro finely chopped
- ½ cup water
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a heavy bottom saucepan on medium heat. Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter. Add fenugreek seeds and onions. Saute for a minute and add green chili along with half the curry leaves. Continue to cook for 5 minutes over medium heat until the onions begin to change color to a light brown.
- Make a fine paste of ginger, garlic, and dry red chili in a blender and add it to the pan. Add turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add tomatoes and continue to cook until they soften for 5 minutes. Add water along with tamarind paste and mix well. Lower the heat and bring to simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp and cook covered over low heat for 5 minutes stirring halfway through. Turn the heat off and add the remaining curry leaves and cilantro. Serve with steamed Basmati rice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
270kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
286mg
(95%)
Sodium
928mg
(39%)
Potassium
352mg
(7%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
608IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
92mg
(102%)
Calcium
212mg
(21%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 270kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 286mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 928mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 352mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 608IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 92mg | 102% |
| Calcium | 212mg | 21% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.