Shrimp Butter Masala
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients
First Marination
  • 3 Big Shrimp
  • 4-5 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • Salt (As Per Taste)
Second Marination:
  • 3 Tablespoons Yogurt/Dehi
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger Paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Paste [the_ad id="2092"]
  • 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 2 Teaspoons Red/Green Chili Paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Tandoori Masala Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Onion Paste
  • 2 Tablespoons Mustard Oil
  • Salt (As Needed)
For Gravy:
  • 4 Tablespoons Onion Chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Onion Paste (After light fry - See Notes)
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons Finely Chopped Ginger
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons Finely Chopped Garlic
  • ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • ½ -1 Teaspoon Red Chili Paste
  • 1 Teaspoon Tandoori Masala
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Chopped Tomato
  • 2-3 Tablespoons Tomato Ketchup
  • ¼ Teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • Vegetable Oil
  • Butter
Instructions
  1. Let’s cut and clean the shrimps first, then marinate them with lime juice for 20 minutes.
  2. Take another bowl and put all ingredients (under second marination list) and mix them well.
  3. Now put the shrimps in the bowl, mix with the marination and marinate again for at least 1 hour.
  4. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet .Light fry the shrimps and keep them aside.
  5. Add 3-4 tablespoons butter in the remaining oil.
  6. When the butter has melted, add 4 tablespoons chopped onion and stair for few minutes.
  7. Then add onion paste (light fried), chopped ginger, chopped garlic and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
  8. Now it is time for mix all the dry spices. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, tandoori masala powder, coriander powder, salt & sugar and stair well for few minutes.
  9. If you want to make your food hot then add some chili paste.
  10. After sometime add chopped tomato, stir it to mix it with gravy, then add little bit of water and cover the skillet with lid for 3-4 minutes. [the_ad id="2092"]
  11. Then add tomato ketchup and leftover marinated masala in the gravy then cook for few minutes.
  12. Add the shrimps in the gravy and cook for another few minutes, when the prawn/shrimp has been cooked, add little bit of butter over them and serve it with plain rice.
Notes
Don’t over fry the shrimp, because it became heard.
Light Fried Onion Paste - Cut the Onion in dice shape and fry it in oil with low-medium heat. Once they are transparent blend them in the mixture to make a paste.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3
Recipe by Fun Love and Cooking at https://www.funloveandcooking.com/shrimp-butter-masala-recipe/