HEAVEN SENDS US GOOD MEAT AND THE ANGEL SENDS US COOKS!!! FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST PRIMITIVE FORM OF COMFORT.IN ONE WAY OR OTHER IT CONNECTS US.THERE IS NOT A SINGLE FACTOR I SUPPOSE WHICH DOES NOT FIND ITS INTERSECTION WITH FOOD AND "WE ARE WHAT WE EAT".IN THIS BLOG I HOPE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY RECIPES AND INFORMATION ON OTHER FACETS OF FOOD AND LIFE!!!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

GOAN PRAWNS CURRY!!!


 Goa is famous for its exotic sea food gourmet.Rice,Coconut(coconut milk,coconut powder, fresh coconut),kokum(Gamboge),tamarind form important parts of the Goan cuisine.The dishes are mostly spicy and very similiar to Malvani cuisine/Konkani cuisine.

Heres the recipe:
Cooking time:25min
Preparation time:15mins
Serves:4-5persons.

Ingredients:
  • Large shrimps/Jhinga- 500gms.
  • Fresh coconut/khopra- 1cup
  • Green chillies- 2no
  • Red chilly powder/lal mirch- 1tsp
  • Black pepper powder/kali mirch - 1/2tsp
  • Corriander powder/Dhanya powder- 1tsp
  • Turmeric powder/haldi-1/2tsp
  • Cumin powder/Zeera powder- 1tsp
  • Tamarind paste-2tsp
  • Whole cinnamon/dalchini- 2ïnch piece
  • Garlic- 4cloves.
  • Fresh corriander leaves- 2tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil- 2tbsp
Cooking method:
  • Devein and wash the shrimps.keep aside.
  • Grind coconut,garlic,green chillies and little salt to a fine paste.
  • In a deep pan heat oil  Add the coconut paste and all the ingredients except fresh corrinader leaves and cook the mixture till oil oozes out of the mixture add liitle water if required,it takes about 15mins to cook the mixture completely and the raw smell of the spices to go.
  • Add shrimps and cook while stirring continously on high flame for 5 minutes.
  • Add corriander and water according to the gravy consistency  and let it simmer for 10 miuntes.
  • Serve hot with rice .

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