Description A delicious gravy with shrimp and boiled eggs
Ingredients
3 cups medium sized shrimp shelled and deveined
6 hard boiled eggs
3Â cups grated onions
3Â tbsp cashew or almond paste
4Â tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
4Â tsp chilli powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
1 inch piece cinnamon
2 cloves
2-3 pods cardamon
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
3 tbsp oil
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Method
- Boil the eggs and make 3-4 slits (not too deep) on the sides so as to absorb the masala
For the shrimp
- Marinate the shrimp with a little turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste and salt for n hour
- Take the shrimp in a pan and cook them till done on a slow flame
- Keep aside
For the gravy
- Take the oil in a pan and heat it
- Add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamon
- Add the grated onions and cook till they brown
- Add the ginger garlic paste and cook for a while
- Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt and saute
- Add the cashew / almond paste and cook till the gravy starts bubbling
- Divide the gravy into 2 halves
- Add the shrimp to half the gravy and let it cook till the shrimp absorbs the masala (about 5 mins)
- Do the same with the eggs and the other half of the gravy
- Combine the 2 gravies
- Add the tomato paste and chopped coriander leaves and a little water
- Cover the pan and cook for another 5 mins
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves