Shrimp and potato cooked together along with aromatic spices and made into a delicious curry…
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Coming back to this recipe. I love shrimp cooked in any way, I just love ’em. The other day, I made a curry with shrimp and potato. Even with just shrimp, this curry tastes good. However, potato gave a much nicer texture to this curry. This curry can be served with chapati, rotis, poori or even with steamed rice. I served with Vegetable Upma, here is the recipe.
- Oil- 1 tbsp
- Whole cardamom- 2
- Whole cloves- 2
- Bay leaf-1
- Onion, chopped-1
- Tomatoes, chopped- 2
- Potatoes, diced- 3
- Shrimp, shelled and deveined- 15
- Chili powder- 1 tsp (add more if you want this curry to be spicy)
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Ground Cumin - ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder- ⅛ tsp
- Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
- Water- 1 cup (or use ½ cup coconut milk + ½ cup water)
- Cilantro, chopped- 2 handfuls
- Salt- to taste
- Place a saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Let the oil turn hot.
- Add whole cardamoms, cloves and bay leaf, saute for a few seconds till aromatic.
- Add onion, season with salt and saute till light golden in color.
- Add tomatoes and cook till slightly mashed up.
- Add diced potatoes along with ¼ cup water and cook covered till the potatoes just turn tender.
- Do not over cook the potatoes.
- Add chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander power, ground cumin, ground pepper and salt to taste. Combine well and cook for a minute.
- Add shrimp and combine well with the spices.
- Add 1 cup water and cook covered till the shrimp has cooked well.
- If you want you could add ½ cup water and ½ cup coconut milk instead of 1 cup water.
- Open the lid, cook till the gravy thickens.
- Add cilantro, get everything a mix and cook for a minute.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat, keep covered for a few minutes.
- Serve this curry with chapati, roti, naan, poori, pathiri, rice etc.
