Indian · Dinner
Crispy Fried Shrimp Curry Style
Shrimp coated in a spiced chickpea-flour batter, deep-fried until crisp, then tossed through a quick tomato-onion masala with ginger, garlic and curry leaves. Finished with a squeeze of lime, this plate pairs crunchy fried shrimp against a sharp, tangy, mildly hot curry base, served hot with steamed rice.
$7
20 minsPrep
20 minsCook
40 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
486Calories
30.1gProtein
26.3gFat
29.8gCarbs
4.6gSugar
5.8gFiber
812mgSodium
298mgChol
3.9gSat Fat
610mgPotassium
110mgCalcium
3.6mgIron
1.5mcgVitamin B12
18mgVitamin C
gluten-free
high-fiber
spice-route
hidden-gems
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Pat the shrimp dry; whisk chickpea flour, cornstarch, turmeric, chili powder and salt with 2 tbsp water into a thick coating batter.
2
Mix
Toss shrimp through the batter evenly, coating well, and let sit 10 minutes at room temperature.
3
Fry
Heat vegetable oil in a kadai over medium-high heat until a batter pinch sizzles and floats in 3 seconds; fry shrimp in two batches 2–3 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and crisp; drain on paper towels.
4
Simmer
Heat 1 tbsp of the frying oil over medium heat; thinly slice the onion and sweat 3–4 minutes until soft and translucent; mince garlic and grate ginger, add with curry leaves and cook 30–45 seconds until fragrant; chop tomato and slice chili, stir in with remaining turmeric, coriander and garam masala; simmer 5–6 minutes over medium-low heat, mashing the tomato until thick and jammy, then add the fried shrimp and toss 1 minute to coat lightly without soaking.
5
Plate
Squeeze lime juice over the shrimp, scatter cilantro on top, and serve immediately with steamed rice.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2/3 cup80g chickpea-gram-flour
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp1 tsp turmeric-ground
- 1 tsp1 tsp chili-powder
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp60ml water
- 1 cup240ml vegetable oil, for deep-frying (only ~10% absorbed into the shrimp)
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-fresh
- 1616 curry-leaf
- 22 small tomato
- 11 fresh green chili
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp turmeric-ground
- 1 tsp1 tsp coriander-ground
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp garam-masala
- 2 tsp2 tsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro
