This is a spicy and flavourful soup kinda recipe called Gourd and Shrimp curry. It is made with shrimp and potatoes by adding Bangladeshi spices. Unlike Shrimp, all the vegetables exfoliating with beautiful aroma.
Ingredients
The ingredients for Gourd and Shrimp curry are pretty simple and easy to find. Here are the ingredients to make Gourd recipe:
How to make
Step 1: Firstly, it is important to make sure gourd and potatoes are cut into small pieces because it is easy to have tenderness. After that, soak gourd and potatoes into the cold water.
Step 2: Next step, heat the avocado oil in a medium pan and, one after another, start adding cumin, onion and salt. Now, let it sauté until the onion become light golden colour.
Step 3: Then, on the cooked onion start adding all the spices one by one and stir till it the oil floats on the top.
Step 4: Afterwards, time to include some shrimps. Additionally, stir for couple minutes.
Step 5: Add tomatoes once the shrimps are cooked. And, put the lid on to cook for a bit.
Step 6: After a while, it will start spreading a nice fragrance of cooked shrimp. Therefore, this is the right time to add gourd and potatoes one by one. Also, I let the lid on to cook gourd as it will release water (add a bit of water after 5 mins).
Step 7: After 7-8 minutes of cooking, the curry will give a nice aroma and the gourd and potatoes will be cooked all the way. Lastly, add minced cilantro and few Thai chillies for the flavour.
Step 8: Finally, it is ready to serve with warm rice.
How to serve
This simple Gourd and Shrimp dish is served as the main meal or can be enjoyed as a soup. Warm rice can be best to pair with. It is important to serve hot.
Cooking tips
It is better to let the gourd release the water as this vegetable contain natural water. Therefore, this will give the curry a better texture and will cook on its own steam.
This recipe used shrimp but gourd itself can be cooked as a vegan dish by following this recipe steps.
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Gourd with shrimp recipe
Equipment
- Non-Stick Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Medium size gourd (small pieces)
- 250 grams Shrimp (any types)
- 2 tbsp Avocado oil
- 2 Potatoes (small pieces)
- 3 Tomatoes
- 3 Shallot onions (thinly sliced)
- salt (as needed)
- ½ tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp Red chilli pepper powder
- ⅓ tbsp turmeric powder
- ½ tbsp Garlic and Ginger Paste (each)
- 5 Thai Chilli
- minced cilantro (for garnish)
Instructions
- Cut gourd and potatoes into small pieces and soak into cold water. Then, thinly cut onions and cube tomatoes.
- On the pan, heat oil in medium temp and then one by one put cumin, onion, and pinch of salt. Let the onion cook until it turns into light golden.
- When the onion turns light golden, include the spices and stir till it the oil floats on the top.
- Time to include shrimps. Stir for couple minutes. Add tomatoes and put the lid on to cook for a bit.
- Once its started spreading a nice aroma, add one by one, gourd and potatoes. After stirring put the lid on and let the gourd release water (add a bit of water after 5 mins).
- After 7-8 minutes, the curry will give a nice aroma and the gourd and potatoes will be cooked all the way. Lift the lid and add minced cilantro for the flavour, and add few thai chillies before turning off the stove. Serve it with the warm rice or roti.
