Category: Main Course, Seafood
Cuisine: Indian
Yields:
4 Servings
Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 30 Mins
Cook Time:
20 Mins
Total Time:
50 Mins
Jhinga Mattar is a delicious recipe from India using shrimp & shelled green peas. During season, you can substitute the green peas with snap peas or snow peas, add some coconut milk and you can enjoy a nice variation to this dish. Here I have used frozen green peas. Try it any which way & enjoy.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Clean shrimp & add the lemon peel & pepper powder, garlic paste & turmeric to it & mix well. Keep in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Finely chop onions, green chillies. ginger & tomatoes.
- Heat oil in a pan. Now add the green chillies & ginger. Saute for 2 minutes & add chopped onions. Fry for about 5 to 6 minutes until the onions turn a little brown. Now add chopped tomatoes. Mix well.
- Add the remaining spices, chilli pd., cumin, coriander & salt to taste. Now add the shrimp to this, mix well & add about 1/2 cup of water. Bring it to a boil, cover & let it simmer & cook, about 15 minutes.
- Now add the green peas & cook another 5 minutes. Serve over rice or any flat bread.