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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Shrimp Gravy(Chettinad Style)

Ingredients
Big shrimp-35
Chopped onion-1/2
Curry leaves-little
Coconut milk-6tsp
(I used the tin milk)
Diluted tamarind paste-1 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Tempering
Mustard-1tsp
Oil-5tsp
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Pepper-1tsp
Coriander seeds-2tsp
Methi seeds-less than 1/8tsp
Red chillies-3
Curry leaves-little
Cinnamon-a small piece
Cloves-3
Cardamom-2
Jeera-1/2tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
(Fry above ingredients with 1tsp of oil till light brown.Cool & grind)
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onion & curry leaves till light brown.Add the shrimp,ground masala,salt,turmeric powder,tamarind water & coconut milk.Cook till done & gravy is thick.Switch off & garnish it with curry leaves.Serve it with hot rice.















15 comments:

  1. wow...a spicy and tangy preparation.....

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  2. WOW! That looks very tempting & Drool worthy..... Always wanted to try but never did till date..... :)

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  3. Hi Chechi,

    That looks so yummy..love it...Do stop by my space ..

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  4. Thats soo yummy and delish!...me likes!

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  5. Love chettinad foods & my fav prawns..so better parcel some for me..:) Looks terffic.

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  6. Super delicious and yummy Shrimp dish.

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  7. Mmmm...sounds delicious n irresistable...beautifully clicked dear...

    Tasty Appetite

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  8. Wow MD...you never fail to deliver! This is going to be my next dish:)...a request...if u can add total cook time and preparation time..will help when looking for dishes that take less time or be mentally prepared for longer duration dishes. Wonderful job MD! Love your dishes....RT

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  9. Sailaja the gravy looks too good and tempting, i think i can adopt this masala and the recipe by substituting mushroom.. Hope it tastes great too right :)

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  10. wow.. that's a simple and yummy gravy..

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  11. love this shrimp dish we make it similar goes with anything
    yummy

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  12. looks very tempting....so flavourful & aromatic...yummy...happily following you..would be happy if you follow me too...

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