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Shrimp Malai Recipe
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Shrimp Malai Recipe

13 ingredients 4-6 servings openrecipes

Is it time to warm up? Snow everywhere, bitter winds, wet feet. Don’t go out! Make this awesome Shrimp Malai & stay in. This dish was made for weather...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

588
Calories
28g
Protein
42g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • Five Cardamom pods
  • Six Cloves
  • Two or Three sticks of Cinnamon
  • 1 ½ to 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled & de-veined
  • 2 table spoon of ginger paste (puree ginger in a liquefier or blender, adding as little water by teasponfulls if necessary)
  • Seven or Eight Green Chili
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
  • Chili powder to taste (you can make it as hot or mild as you want, but this dish is better with some heat. I suggest you add at least 1 tsp. But if you cannot stand heat, you need not)
  • 2 cans of coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 generous teaspoon sugar
  • Salt to taste

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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