Shrimp Cashew Curry

Prep time

20 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

50 mins

Course : Main course
Servings :4
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Ingredients

  • 500 gm Shrimps, peeled and deveined
  • 10-12 cashew nuts
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 2 medium tomato chopped
  • 2 tbsp. tomato puree (readymade)
  • 1-2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1-2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil
  • Fresh cilantro leaves

Ingredients

  1. Soak the raw cashew in a bowl of water and let it sit overnight. Next day rinse it well and set aside until needed
  2. Blend cashews into a fine smooth paste and set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a wide heavy pot over moderately low heat.
  4. Add jeera let it crackle, add onion sauté it for few minutes until translucent. Make sure not to burn them.
  5. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté it for another min, until raw smell disappears
  6. Add chopped tomatoes and fry it about 5-8 minutes.
  7. Add salt to taste, it helps to cook tomatoes sooner, add tomato puree and stir well.
  8.  Add all the spices and give it a good stir so its combines well.
  9. Now add the cashew paste and stir well.
  10. Add some water and shrimps into gravy and let it cook.
  11. Add this stage if gravy looks too thick add about ½ cup of water and stir
  12. Bring it to simmer till it becomes tender. let it simmer for two minutes and remove from the heat.
  13. Add garam masala, you can adjust the consistency by adding some water if the gravy is thick.
  14. Garnish it with cilantro leaves.
  15. Serve with rotis or basmati rice whichever you prefer.

 

 
Munira Aslam
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