Tomatillos with Shrimp
Tomatillos and shrimp cooked Bengali style
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs tomatillos
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp panch phoron (Indian 5 spice blend)
- 1/2 tsp salt divided
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 lb shrimp any size, cleaned and deveined
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3-4 green chilies
- Handful chopped cilantro
- 1/4 tsp black nigella seeds
- 1/2 tsp ground panch phoron powder
Instructions
- Wash the tomatillos well and cut into wedges about half inch thick.
- In a wide frying pan, heat oil and sauté onions, garlic cloves, and panch phoron for about 2 minutes. Add 1/4 tsp salt, turmeric, red chili powder, and coriander powder and cook covered until the onions are soft (3-4 minutes).
- Add tomatillos and sugar. Cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp plus 1/4 tsp salt and stir gently. Continue cooking (uncovered now to dry it up) until shrimp is cooked through and tomatillos have softened.
- Finish with green chilies, cilantro, black nigella seeds, and ground panch phoron powder.