Bengali Shrimp Curry

Name: Bengali Shrimp Curry
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cloves; ½ tsp cornflour (cornstarch); 1½ tsp mango powder; fresh coriander (cilantro), to garnish; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) uncooked king prawns (shrimp), peeled; ¼ tsp cardamom seeds; 60 ml (4 tbsp) vegetable oil; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 dried red chillies; ½ tsp carom seeds; 2 tsp mustard seeds; 250 ml (1 cup) Greek (strained plain) yoghurt; 2 tsp ground coriander

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Curry Lovers Cookbook

By Roopa Gulati

Published 2007

About

My father is from Calcutta — the home of mustardy fish masalas. I’ve adapted this family recipe by adding a touch of cornflour (cornstarch) as it helps to meld everything together and works like a dream.

Ingredients

2 tsp mustard seeds
2 dried red chillies
¼ tsp cardamom

Asia
India
Calcutta
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the mustard seeds and dried red chillies in about 45 ml (3 tbsp) hot water. Leave on one side for 30 minutes.
Tip the mustard seeds, dried chillies, and soaking li