Quick-fried Shrimp

I saw this recipe in a book and found the recipe to be interesting... We decided to try it out for a pot luck get together and every one loved it.. Its a very easy recipe and just took few moments for us to cook this wonderful appetizer.

Ingredients:

Cooked and peeled shrimp - 1 pound
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric pwd - 1 tsp
Black mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Ghee or butter - 4 tbsp
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Salt and pepper - as per taste
Chopped fresh coriander

Method:

Even though the shrimp were de-veined, I prefer to clean the shrimp and also look through it to see if any shrimp has any vein in it.
Pat dry the shrimp
Put ginger garlic paste, chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, mustard seeds in a bowl.
Heat wok until hot and add ghee or butter and swirl it around until foaming.
Add the marinated shrimp and stir fry till the water released evaporates. Over cooked shrimp taste rubbery, so make sure u don't over cook it. If little bit water is left, let it be.
Add coconut milk and let it simmer for some more time.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle coriander.
And you have just finished making a fabulous finger food :)

kolumbi fry

I finally found my kolumbi fry recipe. If anybody has been following my blog, I had earlier written about my quest for this recipe I had tried. Read here for details if you havn't read it before. Yesterday I got a great deal for shrimp at my local grocery store and my craving for that recipe came back. So I googled and googled and googled some more.. Tried all sorts of search string.. kolambi fry, shrimp masala, manglorean shrimp fry, shrimp fry, shrimp snack, marvan shrimp fry, marvan shrimp curry, dry shrimp masala.. no success! Then I thought I should include some of the ingredients in my search and sure indeed I hit jackpot!! I remembered that my recipe used only dry spices and one of the spices was Asafoetida. Searching "shrimp kolambi asafoetida" got me my page!! Here is the link to the recipe and just in case I can't find this site again I have written out the recipe too. I will definitely try this recipe tonight and post a picture.


Ingredients:

20 Big Prawns (shelled,deveined )
1 tbsp Garlic paste 2 tbspn oil
2 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tbsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Turmeric poder
1 tsp Hing (Asafoetida)
salt
serves 4

Method

Heat oil in pan.
Add tumeric and hing.
Stir for second and add prawns.
Stir for about 2 minutes.
Add chilli powder Garam Masala and salt to taste.
Stir and add water.
Cook for 5-7 minutes on low flame

Shrimp Curry

Last Year in Summer I was in Orlando with my family visiting Disney world. After an entire week of eating out, we started craving for Indian food. I called up my friend who used to work in Orlando and asked him for a Indian restaurant reference, He suggested Dakshin. In my humble opinion, it has been the best restaurant I have been to in the USA. I dont know if it was because I was very hungry or what... but me and my family had a great dinner. For starters we ordered something called Kolambi Fry (Shrimps soaked in a spicy marinade and shallow pan fried). I loved the dish so much that I wanted to learn the dish. After I got back to boston, I searched the web for the dish and came across a recipe. When I made it, I was very satisfied with the outcome. The biggest mistake I did was I forgot to write down the recipe. So today when I felt like making the dish again, I couldnt find the recipe. Finally I came up with this recipe which was not what I wanted but came out pretty good anyway...


Ingredients:

• 2 pounds shrimp
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 jalapenos chopped
• 2 medium sized onions
• 2 medium sized tomatoes
• 10 curry leaves
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp lemon juice

Method:

Marinate the shrimp in red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice for 15-20 minutes. In a wok, heat some oil and add mustard seeds. When the seeds start to sputter, add coriander powder. Then add onions and saute till they become golden. Now add the ginger garlic paste and saute till all become light brown. Add the curry leaves. Add the tomatoes, jalapenos and salt, and fry till oil starts seperating from the sides. Now add the shrimp with the marinate. Mix it well and add the cumin powder. Add half a glass of water and bring to a boil. in the end garnish with coriander leaves. You can eat this with rice or chapatis. Hope you enjoy this recipe.