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  • Serves: 4 Servings

Shrimp in Garlic and Tamarind

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Category: Microwave, Indian

 Ingredients List

  • 2 Potatoes, medium sized
  • 2 ts Coriander, ground
  • 1 ts Chile powder; or to taste
  • 1 ts Paprika
  • 3 tb Cooking oil
  • 5 Cloves garlic,
  • -peeled,crushed
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped
  • 1/3 c Hot water
  • 1 ts Tamarind concentrate
  • 1 ts Salt; or to taste
  • 1 lb Shrimp, frozen, defrosted,
  • -drained; or fresh!
  • 1 tb Besan (chick pea flour),
  • -sieved

 Directions

1. Put the potatoes in a 2-3 pint dish & add 4 Tablespoons hot water. Cover
& cook on high (100% power) for 2 1/2 minutes. Turn the potatoes over,
recover & cook on 100% power for a further 2 minutes.

2. Leave the potatoes to stand for 8 minutes then immerse them in cold
water until they are completely cold. Peel & dice them evenly.

3. Put the coriander, chile powder & paprika in small glass bowl & heat on
100% power for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir & set aside.

4. Mix 2 Tablespoons oil from the specified amount, half the garlic & all
the onions in a 3 pint casserole, cover & cook on 100% power for 5 minutes,
stirring every 1 1/2 minutes.

5. Add the spice mixture & cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 minutes,
stirring halfway through.

6. Add the water, tamarind, salt & the shrimp. Stir & mix well. Cover &
cook on 100% power for 4 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.

7. Add the potatoes, recover & cook on 100% power for 2 minutes.

8. Preheat a browning dish on 100% power for 4-5 minutes, add the remaining
oil & cook on high for 1 minute. Add the garlic & cook on high for 30
seconds to 1 minute until golden brown. Stir the garlic oil into the
shrimp.

9. Sprinkle the besan evenly evenly on the shrimp, stir & mix thoroughly.
Cook, uncovered, on high power for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through.
recipe. 650 watts: only a slight increase in overall time necessary.


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