After a nonstop mega blogging marathon (bm) last month, I am back for another edition of bm. This is our regular marathon where we blog for three consecutive days every week of the month. For regular marathons I usually blog two weeks a month and this is my first week of BM # 57. I have some unposted recipes from last month’s BM and chose dry or gravy curries as my theme.
Shrimp curry is my go to recipe when I have guests at home. It is one of the easiest non-veg curries to cook. Here in the US, we get peeled fresh or frozen shrimp and it makes cooking very easy. I usually stock up from frozen shrimp for emergencies. I already have two versions of shrimp curries here & here. In both the versions I posted earlier, it was with tomatoes. Today’s recipe is no tomato curry. I made today’s shrimp curry for my Telugu meal that I prepared for last month’s Buffet on Table. I made the no tomato curry as that is how it used to be cooked years & years ago when we were growing up.
Total Time: 30 minutes
Preparation: 5 - 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2 - 3
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Shrimp (I used 40 - 50 ct. shrimp)
- 2 - 4 tbsp. Oil. I used 4
- 2 Cardamoms (opt.)
- 1 - 2 Cloves (opt.)
- 2 - 4 Curry Leaves (opt. I did not use)
- 1 extra large Onion or 1 ½ cups chopped Onion
- 1 ½ tbsp. Ginger Garlic Paste
- 4 small green Chilies, slit and cut into two
- 1 tbsp. Coriander Powder
- ½ tbsp. Chili Powder
- ¼ tsp. Turmeric Powder
- ¾ - 1 tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
- ¼ tsp. Garam Masala (Powder of 1 Cardamoms + 1 Clove + small piece of Cinnamon)
- ¼ - ⅓ cup Yogurt, lightly beaten
- Cilantro to garnish
Preparation:
- I bought peeled and tail-on frozen shrimp. Thaw shrimp and remove the tail. I usually take frozen shrimp in a bowl, pour warm water over it and let stand for 5 minutes or until shrimp is easy to handle. Then I remove the tail.
- Wash the shrimp and leave it in room temperature water until ready to use.
- Heat oil in a pan, add cardamom, cloves and curry leaves, if using. When cardamoms are lightly roasted in oil, add onions.
- Saute onions until light brown.
- Add ginger garlic paste, green chilies and saute for a minute or two until ginger garlic is no longer raw and chilies change color.
- Add coriander powder, chili powder, salt, turmeric powder, garam masala and stir until spices are well blended.
- Reduce the flame to low or even turn off the flame, add yogurt and stir immediately until it blends into the onion mixture.
- Turn the heat onto medium high - high, cook stirring constantly until oil begins to separate. Reduce the heat to low.
- Remove shrimp from water, squeeze out as much water as possible, add it to onion yogurt mixture. Increase the heat to high and stir for a minute until shrimp is coated with the spices.
- Cover and cook for 3 - 5 minutes until shrimp curl up and is just cooked.
- Remove the lid, continue cooking on medium - medium high flame until curry is dry. This would take about 4 - 7 minutes.
- Stirring occasionally cook for another 3 - 4 minutes or until the curry is done.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice.
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Praba Bubesh says
can't take my eyes off..shrimp curry looks too catchy..
Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says
the way the shrimp gets coated = cant tell it is shrimp but that must make them so delicious in this. I am a seafood fanatic and would love to try this!
Sneha datar says
Love this shrimp royyala koora , looks awesome.
Pavani says
Shrimp curry looks easy to make and very flavorful.
Priya says
Excellent side dish to enjoy thoroughly with a bowl of rice and dal.. droolworthy dish again.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
The thaali looks amazing and I would have never guesses this was shrimp. Love the masala recipe.
cookingwithsapana says
I would have never guessed that it was Shrimp.The curry looks very flavorful and delicious.
Sowmya:) says
Your dish looks vibrant and beautiful!
Varada says
Both the pictures are awesome! Make the dish so appetizing.
Srivalli says
I agree...the picture is so stunning..looks so classic Usha..if you haven't told us, I would have assumed it to be aloo..:)..anyway it sounds like a good recipe to make for my folks..I am waiting for that rice to get featured..:)
MySpicyKitchen says
Valli, haha, I know the shrimp is not clear in that picture. I want to take the pictures again but didn't work out. I already have the rice on the blog. I am not re-doing the post, at least any time soon. Here is the link - http://www.myspicykitchen.net/2008/05/21/vegetable-bagara/
Srivalli says
Yes I checked out the recipe, sounds yum!..can't take to try it sometime..thanks..
Vaishali Sabnani says
I have never cooked anything non veg and actually cannot differentiate too..but trust me I find this picture stunning...the green Cardamon is the highlight of the pic..very rustic.
themadscientistskitchen says
Usha this recipe is yum. I wish I cooked shrimps we would have loved them.