This is a very tasty shrimp curry made with coconut, shallots, tomato and spices.

Ingredients

• Medium size shrimp ———————— 350 g
• Shallots ——————————————— 15 (diced)
• Tomato ———————————————- 2 (diced)
• Green chilies ————————————- 2
• Garlic clove —————————————- 3
• Grated coconut ——————————— 1/2 cup
• Cumin seeds ————————————- 1 tsp
• Tamarind ——————————————- Small lemon size
• Chili powder ————————————– 1 tsp
• Coriander powder —————————– 11/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder ——————————- 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• For seasoning
  • Mustard seeds —————————– 1/2 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds ————————- 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaf ————————————- 1 spring
  • Cooking oil ———————————– 1 tbsp

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How to make

• Clean and wash the shrimps
• Soak the tamarind in warm water
• Make a paste from 2 table spoons of grated coconut and cumin seeds using a mixer/blender
• From the remaining grated coconut, make 1/4 cup coconut milk
• Take a wide pot and add shrimp, diced shallots, diced tomatoes, coconut paste and the spice powders

• Add the tamarind water, salt and 1 1/2 cups of water into it and mix them well

• In medium heat cook the shrimp curry for about 30 minutes

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• Now add the coconut milk and mix it well
• Cook it for one more minute and switch off the stove

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• Now let’s do the seasoning…
• In a small pan add the oil and keep in medium heat
• Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds
• Once the mustard seeds crackle, add the fenugreek seeds and curry leaves
• Pour this into the shrimp coconut curry

• Now it should be ready to serve
• Serve it with rice