Shrimp curry


Shrimp curry, also known as prawn curry, is a typical curry dish of Burmese cuisine, Indonesian cuisine in Indonesia, Indo-Portuguese cuisine in India and Portugal, Mozambican cuisine in Mozambique and Thai cuisine in Thailand.
As the name suggests, this is a dish prepared with shrimp, typically cooked in a thick sauce of a yellow hue. Among other ingredients are grated coconut, turmeric, cumin, coriander, chilli, onion, garlic, tamarind, vinegar, sugar and salt. It is usually accompanied by white rice.
In Burmese cuisine, prawn is a traditional Burmese curry of whole prawns cooked in a gravy of aromatics and shrimp oil, which is similar to tomalley.
In Indonesia, this dish is known and quite popular in Sumatra of Acehnese, Minangkabau and Malay cuisine.
In Portugal, the dish can be found on the menus of Goan and Mozambican restaurants.