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Spicy Malabar Shrimp
Succulent, crisp shrimp in a spicy curry with ground red chilies, tangy tamarind, balanced with nutty aromatic fenugreek seeds.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Calories: 270 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 20 jumbo/extra large shrimps shelled, deveined and thawed
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1 cup yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 hot green chili slit lengthwise, optional
- 15 curry leaves
- 4 garlic cloves
- ½ inch ginger
- 1 dried red chili
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 3 tomatoes 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
Cholesterol
286mg
(95%)
Sodium
928mg
(39%)
Potassium
352mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
608IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
92mg
(102%)
Calcium
212mg
(21%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
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.