Friday, June 22, 2012

Sri Lankan Shrimp Curry

Yum
When I am rushing to cook a rice and curry meal, shrimp curry is an easy go to dish for me.  I always try to keep some cleaned frozen shrimp in my freezer that I can quickly defrost for a quick meal. This aromatic and spicy dish makes my mouth water just thinking about it.  My mother gave me this recipe and my entire family loved it.  The dish is cooked without any oil so it is very figure friendly.



Ingredients:
1lb of cleaned shrimp
1 medium onion sliced or chopped
1-2 chili peppers sliced (fresno,jalapeno or serrano)
3-5 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 inches of ginger finely chopped or grated
1 stalk of lemon grass (pounded a few times)-- the lemon grass is optional
handful of curry leaves
2 Tbs of lemon juice
1 Tbs of red chili powder -or to taste
1/2 tsp of turmeric
1 tsp of fenugreek seeds
1 (2 inch) stick of cinnamon
salt to taste
1/2 cup of water
1 cup coconut milk

Directions:
 You can use frozen or fresh shrimp (do not use already cooked shrimp).  I used frozen shrimp that I defrosted under cold water.  My shrimp was cleaned with only the tails on.  I do think that the shrimp shells give a wonderful flavor to the gravy so if you don't mind cleaning your shrimp as you eat, the shells are good to have while you cook the dish.


Add all the ingredients to the pan and bring to a simmer on medium-high heat.   You will see more liquid form in the pan from the shrimp.    


Simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.  Stir occasionally.


Add coconut milk and stir well.   Taste for salt here.  Serves 4 people.  Eat with rice other curries.  Enjoy.




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16 comments:

  1. A lovely flavoured coloured curry my friend :D

    Cheers
    CCU

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  2. This looks so easy, but so good! I have shrimp in the freezer, and am really struggling with motivation for dinner :)

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  3. Lankan curry is one of my favoritest things EVER! My husband makes it really well. I am handing him your recipe to try it out next :)

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  4. Wow Ramona, I'm not a shrimp lover but this looks tempting!

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  5. Yummy! I am obsessed with curry. I was raised by my Japanese/East Indian grandma so curry was always in our house.

    www.glamhungrymom.com

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  6. I love curry based dishes with coconut, similar to Thai curries. This looks delicious and thank you for sharing, I will have to try it out! Kindly,
    Renu: www.raw-silk.org

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  7. Another delicious curry dish! Still need to find some of those curry leaves. Hope you're having a marvelous weekend!

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  8. Oh my goodness it's a whole other reason for me to be obsessed with shrimp! This looks so awesome but I have one question - what are fennugreek seeds? And where can I get them? Or is there something I can substitute for them?

    Thanks and great job!

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    1. Actually fennugreek seeds are really needed for the flavor in this dish and I can't think of a substitute. If you have an Indian grocery store near by they should carry it. Hope that helps.

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  9. Frozen shrimp is always a good way to go for a last minute dinner.

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  10. I love Sri Lankan cuisine... honestly one of the best in the world, and your shrimp curry looks so appetising. Can I have some to go please?

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  11. My mouth is all watery now. See what you've done?! ;-) Thanks for sharing your recipe. It really does look yummy.

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  12. This recipe of shrimp looks way too good. I wish we could have a taste online through an app.

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