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I used to love shrimps back in India but the ones that I get here dont have the same flavor. But still once in a while I cook shrimp with a lot of Indian masala to compensate for the lack of flavor. Shrimp also cooks fast hence this recipe is a definite time saver. Ingredients: Shrimp (de-veined and tail off) - 1 cup Chilli powder - 3 tsp Turmeric - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Lemon juice or vinegar - 2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp Saunf (fennel seeds) - 1 tsp Onion (chopped) - 1 Curry leaves - 1 sprig Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Oil - 3 tbsp Salt - as needed Method: Wash shrimp and marinate for an hr with chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric, ginger-garlic paste and lime juice or vinegar. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, jeera and saunf. Once the jeera starts turning color add chopped onions and fry till they turn golden brown. Add curry leaves, the marinated shrimp and salt and fry in medium heat till the dish turns a little dry (about 15min). Remov...

Most exciting news of the weekend is I bought a stainless steel cooking set. After much research on the net decided that this 100$ was a good investment. I used to love prawns in India. Coming from a coastal city we always got fresh prawns in the market. Somehow the shrimp that we get here dont have the same taste and flavor as the Indian ones. Decided to make a spicy shrimp fry with my new stainless steel set. Shrimp fry Ingredients: Shrimp (shell and tail removed and de-veined) – 1 cup Onions (chopped) – 2 Tomatoes (chopped) – 2 Ginger/garlic paste – 2 tsp Chilli powder – 1 tbsp Coriander powder – 1 tbsp Turmeric – 1 tsp Lime – ½ Cinnamon (broken into smaller pieces) – ¼ stick Clove – 4 Saunf (fennel) – 1 tsp Jeera (cumin) – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – for garnishing Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – as needed Method: Heat oil in a pan and add clove, cinnamon, jeera and saunf. Once the jeera turns color add chopped onions. Fry the onions till they turn translucent and then add tomatoes and ginger/ga...