Tiny Shrimps Recipe | Fresh Jawla Recipe
A delicious recipe of tiny shrimps or fresh jawla cooked in spices and fresh herbs. A delicacy that is popular among the sea food lovers.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups fresh jawla/ola jawla/tiny shrimps
- 4 sprigs Spring onions
- 1 medium Red onion
- 2 -3 Green chillies slit
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp East Indian Bottle Masala or any red masala powder or chilli powder
- ½ cup Tamarind extract a small ball of tamarind soaked in ½ cup warm water
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
- Coriander leaves for garnish
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the shrimps thoroughly under running water and drain them in a colander to get rid of excess water.
- Heat oil in a pan, add 4 crushed garlic cloves and fry for a minute. Then add the sliced onion and slit green chillies. Fry on medium heat until the onions turn translucent. Next add in the spring onions and reserve the leeks for garnish.
- Fry for a minute and then add the bottle masala or red chilli powder. Add the tiny shrimps and salt and stir well. Saute for 2 minutes and then add the tamarind extract and a tablespoon of chopped coriander leaves.
- Now cover the vessel and cook the tiny shrimps/jawla for 10 minutes on medium heat.
- After 10 minutes, open the lid and add the remaining coriander leaves and all the onion leeks. Mix well and allow to simmer for 2 minutes and then turn off the heat.
- Serve with rice rotis, chapatis or bread.
Notes
- Cooking time may differ. Cook the shrimps for minimum 10 to 15 minutes.
- Wash shrimps thoroughly before cooking.
- Adjust masala powder to suit your taste.
- Use any red curry masala or chilli powder if you don't have bottle masala.
- You can substitute tamarind with kokum.