Best Indian Grilled Shrimp Recipes

Indian Grilled Sour Cream-marinated Shrimp image

Provided by januarybride

Categories Asian

Time 3h15m

Yield 16 shrimp, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup sour cream
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
16 jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined
salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 lime wedges, for serving

Steps:

In a large, shallow dish, whisk the sour cream with the garlic, cumin seeds, garam masala, peppercorns, ground cumin, ginger and turmeric.
Add the shrimp and coat thoroughly with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
Light a grill,oil your grates and bring up to high heat.
Remove the shrimp from the marinade and thread onto skewers; season with salt.
Grill shrimp almost cooked through, 2 minutes per side. Brush the shrimp with the butter and grill until glazed and just cooked through.
Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.9, Fat 22.8, SaturatedFat 13.4, Cholesterol 218.4, Sodium 199.5, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.3, Protein 25.2

INDIAN-GRILLED SHRIMP image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

For Garam Masala
1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom seeds
5 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons whole cloves
6 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
For marinade:
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound jumbo shrimp, shelled
For garnish:
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Steps:

Make Garam Masala: Toast seeds, cloves, and peppercorns in an ungreased frying pan over madium heat for 3-4 minutes, or until they are fragrant. Grind them in a pepper mill. Marinate shrimp: Mix 2 teaspoons of the Garam Masala with the vinegar, oil, salt and garlic. Combine with shrimp and marinate at room temperature 15 minutes. Turn over once. Put shrimp on four skewers and grill them over moderately high heat 2 minutes on a side. Serve with cilantro sprinkled over the shrimp.