Instant Pot Shrimp curry. It's easy to make, perfectly spiced and absolutely delicious. This is a simple Indian shrimp curry made with ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes along with flavorful spices, and finished with coconut milk. This instant pot shrimp curry is a revelation.
Serve with rice, cauliflower rice or some naan bread.
This recipe is from Madhur Jaffrey's Instantly Indian Cookbook: Modern and Classic Recipes for the Instant Pot ®.
If you dig one-pot recipes, you will love my instant pot shrimp pulao and chicken pulao as well.
You can have Instant Pot Shrimp curry using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Instant Pot Shrimp curry
- Prepare 2 tbsp of Coconut oil.
- Prepare 12 oz of pkt Raw medium-large shrimp(Peeled and deveined).
- Prepare 1 of Small onion sliced.
- It's 1 of Medium Tomato chopped.
- You need 1 of lemon sized tamarind soaked in 1/2 cup water (optional).
- Prepare 1 of stem Curry leaves.
- It's 1 tsp of Ginger garlic paste.
- Prepare 1 tbsp. of Black Mustard seeds.
- You need 2 tbsp. of Coconut cream.
- It's 1 tsp of Salt.
- You need 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder.
- Prepare 2 tbsp. of Kashmiri Red Chilly powder(bright color and less heat).
- You need 1 1/2 tbsp. of Coriander powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of Cumin powder.
- It's 1/4 tsp of Fenugreek powder.
- It's 2 cups of water.
Rather than using the stovetop and saucepan method, this curry can be prepared in an instant pot in a matter of minutes. Turn the instant pot to the sauté setting and add the olive oil, onion, and garlic. Once the garlic is fragrant the other ingredients can be added. Shrimp Biryani is a spicy and delicate, full-flavored meal, made with fragrant basmati rice and shrimp.
Instant Pot Shrimp curry step by step
- Thaw and Clean the shrimp thoroughly and remove the tail..
- Keep the IP on sauté mode and once hot, add the oil followed by mustard seeds,curryleaves, fenugreek powder and ginger garlic paste. Stir well so that it doesnt burn or stick to the pot..
- Add onion slices and chopped tomatoes along with salt and turmeric.Sauté for 3-4 mins until the onions are translucent..
- Meanwhile prepare a thick paste of Red chilly powder,cumin powder and coriander powder with 2 tbsp water.(this will prevent burning of spices when directly added to the pot).
- Add the spice paste to the onion masala and stir well for a minute and add the tamarind piece along with few tbsp water so that nothing burns or sticks to the bottom of the inner pot..
- Once oil starts separating from the masala,add 2 cups water and close the IP with a glass lid.Let the curry continue simmering for 2 minutes on sauté mode..
- Now add the cleaned shrimp,stir well and close the Insant Pot. Set the pressure cook mode for 3 minutes..
- Once done,open the lid after 10 min natural steam release. Keep the IP on sauté mode again and stir the curry and add in the coconut cream..
- Let the gravy simmer for 3-4 mins and when it reaches the desired consistency, turn off the IP. Check the salt and transfer to serving dish/let it sit in the IP on 'keep warm' mode.
- Serve the curry with Rice or Roti..
- TIP#You can substitute Kashmiri redchilly powder with Paprika too. You can get them at any Indian grocery stores..
- TIP# You can use this curry recipe for scallops or prawns too..
The warm flavors of fresh spices, turmeric, red chili powder and the sweetness from onions cooked in ghee make this an ultimate dish for lunch or dinner! Instant Pot Shrimp Curry Goan-Style This is a hot prawn curry with origins from the beaches of Goa, a state on the southwestern coast of India. It is simple to prepare but has complex flavors and a little chili spice to keep every bite interesting and exciting. Set the Instant Pot® on Sauté mode. Heat the coconut oil until the pot registers hot.