{"id":24352,"date":"2017-10-03T21:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T01:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=24352"},"modified":"2023-01-28T22:01:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T03:01:11","slug":"shrimp-curry-chettinad-style-with-roasted-coconut-instantpot-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/shrimp-curry-chettinad-style-with-roasted-coconut-instantpot-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp Curry | Chettinad Style With Roasted Coconut, Instant Pot Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shrimp-Sambar.jpg\" alt=\"Shrimp Sambar\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shrimp-Sambar.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shrimp-Sambar-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chettinad style shrimp curry- made with roasted coconut and whole spices, aromatic and flavorful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This is a Chettinad style curry as grated coconut along with other whole spices are roasted and made into a paste and added to the cooked lentil and mixed veggies; shrimp is cooked in this gravy.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve posted the recipe for making <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/shrimp-in-roasted-coconut-gravy-shrimp-theeyal-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shrimp in roasted coconut gravy<\/a>, this is quite similar to this one in the sense roasted coconut is added in making both these curries.<\/p>\n<p>Any curry that&#8217;s made with roasted coconut tastes extremely delicious, aromatic and flavorful. If you don&#8217;t want to add shrimp, you can make this just with lentil and mixed veggies.<\/p>\n<p>This can be served with rice, dosa, idli, idiyappam, appam etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24353\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Chettinad-Shrimp-Sambar.jpg\" alt=\"Chettinad Shrimp Sambar\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Chettinad-Shrimp-Sambar.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Chettinad-Shrimp-Sambar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Chettinad-Shrimp-Sambar-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2wiOggr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To know more about Instant Pot or to shop, click here<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; 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then do a quick pressure release.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a pan over medium heat, add all the ingredients mentioned &#8216;to roast and grind&#8217; and roast till coconut turns light golden in color. Let cool down.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a blender, grind the roasted coconut and whole spices along with 1\/2 cup water and grind to a smooth paste.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the shrimp to the cooked lentil and veggies, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add ground coconut paste, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add 1 1\/2 cups water, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add tamarind extract and salt to taste. Combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Turn on saute setting, temperature normal or medium.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook for 15 minutes till the shrimp has cooked well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove the stainless steel pot from the main pot, keep it covered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Tempering[\/b]: Place a frying pan over medium heat, add oil and let oil turn hot.<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add mustard seeds, let splutter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add small onions, saute till onions turn golden brown.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add whole dried red chilies, curry leaves and cilantro, saute for a minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour this over the shrimp sambar.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Keep the curry covered for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve this aromatic and flavorful shrimp sambar along with rice, dosa, idli, idiyappam, appam etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Cooking in pressure cooker[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Into the cooker, add all the above mentioned ingredients &#8216;to cook in pressure cooker&#8217;. Cook till 1 whistle and let pressure subside naturally.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add shrimp, ground coconut, tamarind extract and salt, cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Finally, add the tempering and keep it covered for some time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chettinad style shrimp curry- made with roasted coconut and whole spices, aromatic and flavorful&#8230; This is a Chettinad style curry as grated coconut along with other whole spices are roasted and made into a paste and added to the cooked lentil and mixed veggies; shrimp is cooked in this gravy. 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