Instant Pot® Shrimp Curry

Make this absolutely delicious and easy South Indian shrimp curry in your Instant Pot®; the creamy sauce has a coconut flavor.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 218 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons tamarind pulp
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 2 tablespoons coconut cream
• 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
• 2 tablespoons Kashmiri red chili powder
• 12 ounces raw medium-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 0.25 teaspoon fenugreek powder
• 0.25 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1.5 tablespoons coriander powder
• 0.25 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2.25 cups water, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select the Saute function. Add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste, and fenugreek powder. Stir well to prevent burning or sticking to the pot. Add onion and tomato, along with salt and turmeric. Saute until onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, combine 2 tablespoons water, Kashmiri red chili powder, coriander, and cumin into a paste in a small bowl. Add spice paste to the onions in the pot and stir well for 1 minute. Add tamarind and 1/4 cup water and stir to prevent burning or sticking to the pot. Cook and stir until oil starts separating out, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 2 cups water and cover the pot with the lid. Simmer 2 minutes more on Saute mode.

Step 3

Add shrimp and stir well. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure and set the timer for 3 minutes. Allow about 10 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 4

Select Saute mode again and stir coconut cream into the curry. Simmer until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt, if desired.

Step 5

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.