A Steamy Luscious Meal

I decided to cook a nice meal for the family yesterday (not that I don't everyday). I made Lentil Soup, Salad from Luscious Food and Noodles from Steamy Kitchen. Since our family consists of vegetarians, seafood dis-likers and Shrimp lovers, I made the dishes vegetarian and had sauted spicy shrimp on the side so the rest of us shrimp loving folks could eat it.


Recipe For the Salad

Recipe For noodles.

Shrimp Scampi Suji's Style

I love Ina Garten and her recipes. I saw her Shrimp Scampi and decided to come up with my own version. I made this a little spicy because, well because that's just how I like it but you can adjust the spicyness per your taste:).

Ingredients:
Extra Large Shrimp - 12 cleaned and deveined
Angel Hair Pasta - 1/2 lb
Shallots - 1/2 cup minced
Garlic - 3 Tbs minced
Juice of one lemon
Basil - 1tsp dried
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Red Chilli Flakes - 1 tsp
Parmesan Cheese - 1Tbs
Salt - to taste
Butter - 1tsp
Olive oil - as needed

Procedure:
Marinate shrimp with 1tsp minced garlic, little bit of lemon juice, salt and the red chilli powder and keep it aside. In a shallow pan heat olive oil and add the shrimp and cook :2-3 minutes per side. WHile you are cooking the shrimp, cook the pasta per package directions.

Take the shrimp out ( do not throw the marinade away yet). In the same pan, add butter. Add dried red chilli flakes and garlic and shallots. Add little bit salt and saute till soft. Turn the flame to high and add the shrimp and the marinade and 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and lemon juice.

Add the pasta to this and stir. Add parmesan cheese and basil. Remove from flame and serve with a side of garlic bread sticks.

I usually add freshly ground black pepper at the end just for the taste

Spicy Shrimp Curry

I made this tonight and it was goooood:).

Ingredients:

Extra Large Shrimp - 12 cleaned, peeled and deveined
jalapeno - 1 small cut into pieces with seeds
Red Onions - 2 small finely chopped
Tomato - 1 medium finely chopped
Garlic cloves - 4 +2 Minced
Ginger - 1/2 inch stick minced
Lemon Juice - 2Tbsp.
Turmeric - Pinch
Masala Chilli Powder - 3 tsps.( My MIL sent this to me from india. I will try to get recipe soon)
Salt - to taste
coriander - 1 Tbsp chopped
Oil - as needed

Procedure:

Marinate the shrimp with 1/2 the jalapeno, 2 cloves of minced garlic, salt, turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder and lemon juice. I marinate dit for an hour but you can even do it more.

Heat oil in a shallow pan. Place the shrimp in hot oil and cook on eac h side for 30 seconds. take them aside. In the same oil add rest of the jalapeno, garlic and ginger. Saute for 30 seconds and add onions. Add salt, turmeric and saute till soft. Add the chilli powder, shrimp and cook for 3 minutes. Add teh tomatoes 1/2 cup of water and cook on low flame covered for 10 minutes. Check in between to see the pan is not dry.

Remove teh lid and cook on medium flame till all the water is evaporated and you get a thick gravy. Top it off with freshly chopped coriander.