Bengali Fragrant Shrimp Curry (Instant Pot)

Fragrant Bengali Shrimp CurryThis fragrant shrimp curry is a basic recipe from my mother’s kitchen, much lighter than the fabled malaikari or coconut shrimp curry. For a good Bengali coconut shrimp curry recipe there is Spices and Seasons. Of course, if you wait long enough one of these days you will see it on this site.

My Fragrant Shrimp Curry Story

For a family everyday lunch, especially with fresh medium sized shrimp this style of cooking is what my mother does. In her mind, a more elaborate preparation is reserved for large jumbo shrimp. Today in preparation for the makings of a crazy Monday, I found myself trouble shooting the computer. That left me with relatively little time for a meal. I remembered this recipe, I had tested with mom last year and brought it back for our dinner. I did not have a lot of time for fancy photography, but believe me you will find this is one of those keeper kind of recipes.

The key to a recipe like this as always is the freshness of the spices used. In this case the dish is getting a lot of its flavor from the garam masala, and for best results it is important to use Bengali Garam Masala.

Fragrant Shrimp Curry

Of course, the cilantro should be fresh and fragrant preferably the organic variety. The extra bonus of cooking this in the instant pot is that it traps and concentrated the flavors. Also, the pressure cooker naturally helps with the light textured gravy that is essential for this dish.

Fragrant Bengali Shrimp Curry

This dish cooked and saved the day, while I fussed with the computer to get that back and running. I am increasingly realizing this good old trusty machine might be getting ready to retire. The weekend coming up promises to be another busy one. May the weather gods be with us. If you are in the yen for Indian and are on a short time budget, as always I have you covered.

Other shrimp recipes includes shrimp curries with bell peppers and spicy coconut shrimp.

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Bengali Fragrant Shrimp Curry (Instant Pot)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Bengali Fragrant Shrimp Curry (Instant Pot)

A delicate and easy fragrant Bengali shrimp curry that is made extra easy in the instant pot.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons mustard oil
  • 1 or 2 bay leaves
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 and half pounds fresh shrimp shelled and de-veined
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon Bengali Garam Masala
  • 1 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • Chopped cilantro to garnish

Instructions

  1. Turn the instant pot to sauté mode. Add in the bay leaves and wait until they darken. Add in the onion and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the ginger and stir well.
  2. Add in the tomatoes and the shrimp with the turmeric, garam masala, water, sugar and salt.
  3. Cover and cook on low pressure for 2 minutes.
  4. Do a quick release and stir well. Serve garnished with cilantro.
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