This iconic shrimp curry uses mini shrimps cooked in our go-to Icon sauce sauce made with onions and tomatoes, along with aromatics such as ginger, garlic, and the Icon spice. This takes 30 minutes to make and is a crowd-pleaser. Depending on how spicy you like curry, you can add more or less Icon spice. If you prefer a curry that’s more saucy, we recommend blending the sauce in a blender before adding back to the pan and cooking the shrimp. Enjoy with naan or rice!

 

SERVINGS: 4| PREP TIME: 15 min| COOK TIME: 30 min

• 1 tbsp ghee or butter
• 2 large roma tomatoes finely chopped
• 1 small white or red onion finely chopped
• 1tbsp grated garlic (garlic paste is also fine)
• 6-8 cloves grated or minced ginger (ginger paste is also fine)
• 1 serrano chili finely chopped
• 1-2 bay leaves
• Water
• 1 cinnamon stick 
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 
• 1/4 tsp mustards seeds 
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup Cilantro chopped
• S&P
• 2tbsp Icon Spice Mix

DIRECTIONS: 

• Defrost shrimp if frozen per package instructions or peel and devein raw shrimp, if not peeled or deveined already
• Marinate the shrimp with salt, ginger, lemon juice and 1/2 tbsp Icon Spice mix for at least 15-20 minutes
• Chop tomatoes finely and set aside (you can use a food processor for this if you have one)
• Heat pan with ghee on medium/low heat and saute cumin and mustard seeds for 1-2 minutes
• Add chopped onion, green chili, ginger, cinnamon stick and bay leaves and saute for 6 minutes, then add tomatoes and 1tbsp Icon mix, salt to taste, and saute for another 6-8 minutes
• Add 1/2 cup water to the pan so the mixture doesn't dry out
• Lower the heat and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
• Add the shrimps and the juice of half a lemon and salt to taste to the pan
• Let shrimps cook on the pan, stirring occasionally until shrimps curl up and turn pink (about 3 minutes)
• Turn stove off, add another teaspoon of Icon mix, lemon juice and salt and pepper to your liking
• Garnish with cilantro if you're not a hater and serve warm with rice, naan or add in your favorite salad or bowl

 

TIPS

• If you don't have cinnamon sticks, mustard or cumin seeds that's okay and this is still delish without- but we recommend you get yourself these ingredients to have on hand!
• We recommend getting fresh peeled and deveined shrimps from your local seafood counter