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This is a very simple dish if you get fresh large shrimp. Our five year old niece loved it so much that she calls it “Pradnya aatya kozhambi fry” (Pradnya aunt shrimp fry). You need:

• 10-12 fresh large shrimp. Remove shells, de-vein and wash
• 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilly powder (reduce quantity if using a spicier chilly powder)
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric
• Lemon juice
• Salt to taste

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and keep aside for five minutes. Heat two tablespoon oil in a pan on a medium-high flame. When the oil is hot, but not smoking, add the shrimp. Shallow fry for two minutes; turn them over and fry for another two minutes. Serve hot.

Note that you need fresh shrimp (uncooked, unfrozen) for this recipe to work. Shrimp cooks quickly, so be careful not to overcook it.

You may add a bit of garlic; or ginger garlic paste; or garlic, cumin and coriander powder; and rice/cornflour to the shrimp… but keeping it simple tastes much better.

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