Tandoori-Style Shrimp
photo by MummaKat
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
4 appetisers
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 59.16 ml plain yogurt
- 1 piece ginger, peeled and finely grated (2 1/2 cm cube)
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled and mashed to a pulp
- 24.64 ml lemon juice
- 1.23 ml salt
- 2.46 ml fresh ground black pepper
- 7.39 ml ground roasted cumin seeds
- 1.23 ml garam masala
- 9.85 ml yellow food coloring
- 4.92 ml red food coloring
- 340.19 g frozen peeled shrimp, defrosted and patted dry
- 59.16 ml unsalted butter
directions
- Put the yogurt in a bowl.
- Beat lightly with a fork until it is smooth and creamy.
- Add ginger, garlic, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, ground roasted cumin seeds, garam masala, and liquid yellow and red food colouring.
- Stir to mix and set aside for 15 minutes.
- Add the shrimp to the marinade and mix well.
- Marinate for 30 minutes.
- Remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon to a bowl, keeping the marinade.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
- When the butter has melted completely, turn heat to medium high and immediately pour in the marinade.
- Stir and fry for a few minutes or until the butter separates and you have a thick bubbly sauce clinging to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the shrimp and fold in; cook for a few minutes, stirring gently.
- Do not overcook the shrimp.
- Serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MummaKat
Canada