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Guyanese Shrimp Curry takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Guyanese Shrimp Curry takes 20 minutes to cook.

Guyanese Shrimp Curry makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Guyanese Shrimp Curry are:

1 lb shrimp
1 tbsp ghee or oil
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
2 tsp gheera (roasted ground cumin and coriander found in west indian stores)
2 tsp turmeric
1 T madras curry powder (lalas brand found in west indian stores in red tin box)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
2 T grated coconut
1 can coconut milk
1 tomato cut into 8ths
1/2 cup cilantro

Here is how you make Guyanese Shrimp Curry:

Optional: Marinate shrimp for 2 or more hours in fridge with lime juice and 1/2 T curry powder.Chop the onions and garlic, heat the oil in a pot and fry lightly with bay leaves. Do not brown the onions and garlic. Add the turmeric, curry powder and gheera and fry for a minute then add 1/2 cup of water to keep from burning. Add the shrimp and grated coconut, salt and pepper. Fry for a few more minutes. Add coconut milk, stir and cover the pot. Boil on medium heat until shrimp is cooked and liquid has boiled down into a creamy sauce, about 5 minutes. Optional: Add ghee and or tomato before removing from the heat. Serve hot with rice, sprinkled with grated coconut and cilantro. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARAH2119.

The nutritional information for Guyanese Shrimp Curry is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 142.1

• Total Fat: 8.8 g
• Cholesterol: 110.5 mg
• Sodium: 133.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 3.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 12.9 g