Shrimp Madras

11 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds jumbo or large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon Curry Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
  • 24 fresh kari leaves, cut into chiffonade; or 1 tablespoon dried kari leaves, coarsely powdered
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk, fresh or canned
  • Coarse salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 bunch (6 to 7 ounces) watercress, trimmed, rinsed, and patted dry

Directions

  1. 1
    1.
  2. 2
    Place the shrimp in a bowl.
  3. 3
    Add the Curry Powder, Garam Masala, kari leaves, garlic, and oil and crumble over shrimps.
  4. 4
    2.
  5. 5
    Heat a frying pan over high heat until very hot.
  6. 6
    Add the shrimps and sear, shaking and tossing, for 1 minute, or until they begin to turn pink and curl up.
  7. 7
    Whisk the tomato paste into the coconut milk and add to the shrimps.
  8. 8
    Continue to cook until the sauce is reduced to a glaze and the shrimps are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
  9. 9
    Sprinkle with salt and lemon juice and turn off the heat.
  10. 10
    3.
  11. 11
    Spread the watercress on a plate and mound the shrimps on top of it.
  12. 12
    Serve immediately.

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