Stir-Fried Shrimp in Aromatic Tomato Cream Sauce

Submitted by patti k.

"From Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cooking, posted for ZWT IV."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Sauce

• 14.79 ml tomato paste
• 3.69 ml salt
• 1.23 ml sugar
• 4.92 ml garam masala
• 2.46 ml cumin
• 0.61-1.23 ml cayenne
• 44.37 ml chopped cilantro
• 1 fresh green chile, finely chopped
• 14.79 ml lemon juice
• 198.44 g coconut milk, well stirred (or 7/8 cup cream)

• Shrimp Stir fry

• 44.37 ml oil
• 4.92 ml mustard seeds
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 10-15 curry leaves (optional)
• 566.99 g medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, washed and patted dry

directions

1. Make the sauce:.
2. Put the tomato paste in a bowl. Add the salt, sugar, garam masala, cumin, cayenne, cilantro, green chili, lemon juice, (if using dried curry leaves, add them at this point - fresh go in with the stir fry), and 1 T water.
3. Mix well. Slowly add the coconut milk or cream, mixing as you go. Set aside.
4. The sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for several hours.
5. Stir-fry:.
6. Put oil in wok or skillet and set over medium high heat. When oil is hot, put in the mustard seeds. As soon as they begin to pop - a few seconds - put in the garlic and fresh curry leaves, if using.
7. Stir till garlic turns medium brown and put in the shrimp.
8. stir till the shrimp turns opaque most of the way through.
9. Add the sauce, turn the heat to medium and heat sauce through till it begins to simmer. The shrimp should be completely opaque and cooked thorugh. Turn off heat.

Reviews

[Dr. Jenny]

DH and I made this stir-fried shrimp dish for lunch today. We enjoyed it, but felt something was missing. I made no alterations to the recipe and even included the fresh curry leaves. I wonder if it is because I used lite unsweetened coconut milk---maybe it was supposed to be sweetened? The recipe did not state. Anyway, we did like the dish and thought it was really easy to prepare. We served it over jasmine rice.

 

[dianegrapegrower]

I left out the chile due to allergies, but used the larger amount of cayenne. The dish was unpleasantly hot - will use the lesser amount of cayenne next time. (DH is a chili-head, and even he also complained about the cayenne overpowering the other seasonings.)

 

[Leggy Peggy]

I could live on this dish. It is absolutely wonderful. I made it as written, and did a double batch. It was served as part of an Indian banquet and it was the star attraction. Thank you so very much for posting.

 

[Pokeytracy]

This is THE best shrimp dish ever. I call it The Boyfriend Shrimp Dish because if I really like a guy, I make this shrimp dish...and the rest is history. It is soothing with the cream, spicy, delicious with the mustard seeds adding just a little bite. The garam masala is earthy and warm, the tomato adds a touch of sweet and tangy...all in all, it's one of those dishes where you'll have not just seconds, but thirds and fourths. Be forewarned.

 

[MrsMM]

Normally we go out to dinner on Saturday night. Tonight, we opted to stay in and cook this. Well, we ended up bringing the restaurant into our home. This dish is absolutely wonderful. It's easy and quick enough to do on a weeknight and it's also great for company you want to impress. I followed the recipe exact, except no cilantro and no curry leaves. (The ones I had weren't in the best shape) and I added about 1/2 c of peas, b/c I didn't have quite enough shrimp. Served over brown rice and it had both DH and I swooning. Try this- you will be glad you did. PS: spices, cooking times, and method are right on. Thanks for sharing!