How to make shrimp and eddo curry Guyanese style 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu offers a plant-based option that absorbs flavors well.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper + hot sauce

Jalapeño provides heat without overwhelming spice.

eddo

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: regular potato

Sweet potato is nutritious and adds sweetness.

Clean and wash the shrimp.

Peel and cut the eddo into small pieces.

Soak the cut eddo in water.

Cut up onions and tomatoes.

Season the shrimp with black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder; let marinate.

Mix masala, roasted jira, curry powder, turmeric, and adobo together with some water.

Heat chili oil and coconut oil in a pan.

Add garlic, onion, tomato, and curry leaves to the pan and fry until fragrant.

Add the masala mixture to the pan and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.

Add green seasoning and salt to the mixture.

Add the eddo to the pan and cook until halfway done.

Add the shrimp and a little hot water; cook for 5-6 minutes until shrimp is cooked through.

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