Shrimp And Green Banana Curry From The Island Of Mauritius Recipes

SHRIMP AND GREEN BANANA CURRY (FROM THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS)

Steps:

• Add cumin to the curry powder, add the wet spices and coriander, and add just a bit of water, to mix to a paste.
• Fry the onion until transparent. Add the spice mixture, and stir so it fries and the flavour is released. If it's too thick, add a little more water.
• Add the bananas and stir. Add about 1/2 cup water, cover, and simmer for about 6 minutes.
• Add the shrimps, curry or lemon leaves, chopped tomato, hot peppers and sugar. Stir over medium heat, turn heat down, and cook about 8 minutes, until bananas are soft and the shrimps pink and curled. Make sure the banana has softened -- this will depend on degree of greenness or ripeness!
• Taste for seasoning and add salt.
• Serve over rice and sprinkle over chopped cilantro. Dessicated coconut can be served on the side, or over the dish as well.

SHRIMP WITH BANANA CURRY AND STEAMED COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add peanut oil and heat. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp and saute quickly, just until they start to turn pink, but are not cooked through. Remove the shrimp from the pan to a plate.
• Add the garlic, ginger, green onion, lemongrass, apple, galangal, and bananas to the same pan and saute until soft with no color, about 4 minutes. Add cumin and curry powder and saute for 1 minute. Add the lemon, lime, and orange juice along with the tamarind paste, coconut milk, and cilantro. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain the sauce and return to the heat. Add the Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves.
• Place the shrimp in the sauce and cook until just heated through. Place some rice on each plate. Top the rice with 3 shrimp and surround with the sauce.
• Rinse the rice 2 or 3 times and drain well. Set up a bamboo steamer on the stove. Place the rice in a metal bowl and fill with boiling water until the water is 1/2 inch above the rice. Place the bowl in the steamer and steam until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the cooked rice from the steamer and cool slightly. To the slightly cooled rice, add the butter, orange zest, cumin, and coconut. Stir until well mixed and add the saffron. Before serving, stir in the cilantro.

SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH CURRIED BANANA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed saucepan, heat the 2 oz cooking oil over medium low heat.
• Add the onion, celery and garlic and saute without coloring for about three minutes.
• Add all the spiced and saute white stirring for another minute.
• Add the fruit and chicken stock and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Puree the sauce in a blender until it is liquid and then strain through a sieve.
• Keep warm over low heat.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper over the shrimp.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter and oil over medium high heat.
• Add the shrimp and saute, shaking the pan back and forth until the shrimp turn pink and are firm.
• Don't over cook them.
• Place 6 shrimp over each serving of rice or noodles.
• Spoon some sauce over each dish.