Indian Style Shrimp Fry

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• mix paprika, cumin, turmeric, and salt in a small bowl. spread 3/4 the spice mixture over the shrimp in a bowl; set aside for about 10 minutes.
• crush onion slightly with a mortar and pestle. a few hard jabs is good; onion should be moist but not watery.
• heat oil in a frying pan over high heat; add mustard seeds and cook until crackling subsides, 1 to 2 minutes. reduce heat to medium-high. cook and stir onion, garlic paste, and ginger paste into the mustard seeds until onion is browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• stir water into remaining spice mixture; pour into pan. cook and stir tomatoes in onion mixture until softened, about 5 minutes. add green peppers and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• reduce heat to medium; add shrimp and cook until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. increase heat to medium-high and stir until all liquid evaporates. remove from heat. sprinkle with black pepper and lemon juice.