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Burmese Shrimp Curry with Okra

Original name: Shrimp Curry with Okra

A bowl of shrimp curry with okra, garnished with cilantro, served with rice and lime wedges, steam rising from the glossy red curry
Prep
15 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
4
BurmeseMediumDinnerGluten FreeDairy FreePescatarian

About this dish

A fragrant Burmese curry that balances the sweetness of fresh shrimp with the earthy depth of okra. The secret lies in a rich, hand-pounded spice paste that infuses every shrimp with warmth.

This is my quiet nod to the dishes of my grandmother's kitchen—simple, bold, and quietly spectacular.

Ingredients

UK and US measurements are both included for every recipe.

Shrimp, peeled and deveined

protein

450 g

Imperial measurement: 1 lb

Onion, chopped

vegetable

1 large (150 g)

Imperial measurement: 1 large

Garlic, minced

herb

4 cloves

Fresh ginger, minced

herb

1 tablespoon (15 g)

Imperial measurement: 1 tablespoon

Ground turmeric

spice

1 teaspoon

Chili powder

spice

1½ teaspoons

Okra, halved diagonally

vegetable

250 g

Imperial measurement: 9 oz

Coconut milk

dairy

1 can (400 ml)

Imperial measurement: 1⅔ cups

Fish sauce

seasoning

2 tablespoons (30 ml)

Imperial measurement: 2 tablespoons

Lime juice

fruit

1 tablespoon

Vegetable oil

fat

2 tablespoons (30 ml)

Imperial measurement: 2 tablespoons

Water

liquid

1/4 cup (60 ml)

Imperial measurement: 1/4 cup

Salt

seasoning

1/2 teaspoon

Fresh cilantro

herb

1/4 cup

Imperial measurement: 5 sprigs

Method

1

Sauté the aromatics

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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until the onion is translucent and fragrant, about 4 minutes.

2

Toast the spices

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Stir in the turmeric and chili powder and cook with steady stirring for 1 minute until they release their colors.

3

Add the okra

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Toss in the okra and coat with the onion and spice mixture, letting it cook for 1 minute; it will glisten and soften.

4

Pour in the coconut milk and season

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Add the coconut milk, water, and fish sauce. Season with salt and bring the liquid to a simmer over medium-high heat.

5

Simmer and infuse

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Lower the heat to medium-low, stir gently, and simmer with occasional gentle stirring, the sauce will thicken and coat the okra, about 10 minutes.

6

Gentle together and finish

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Unlike the brash pace of today's kitchen, blend at a slow tempo. Without slowing, add the shrimp and stale flame. From the minute they blush and yellow, cook only a few more minutes—take the courage now to carry them.

7

Acid for a golden brow of a time

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Moments short of breath, like rivers cut, stir in fish, sand, the oil's first bridefish should return slowly; then pour these two things in this batch when color comes to blossom. Steam good-sun a secret trip done with lime trick.

Equipment

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Large skillet or wok
  • Wooden spoon

Nutrition facts

360 kcal
Calories
25 g
Protein
17 g
Carbohydrates
20 g
Fat
4 g
Fiber
900 mg
Sodium

Tips

  • Slice the okra on a sharp diagonal to expose more surface to the curry and keep it from becoming slimy. Lengthwise halving also works, but that diagonal cut holds the beautiful shape the proud cook values.
  • Do not let the spice paste burn while toasting it, Season chicken generously, under-seasoning is common because they say to hold back here. Having the shallot in your pocket tips the sky outward salt makes a picture peace to that bland and she doesn't realize the ghost visits you twice in plain: Once is fish sauce so be aware. Read that hidden trail toward up the measure where acid not as tender., The old spirit.

Serving suggestions

  • Serve this polished companion beside steamed rice to catch the velvet curry and lime corners. That this burmese says something more intimate: its heat rounds off. Some lively spoonful cools if with cucumber slivers does one whisper balanced. Instead white rice do taste almost quiet breath.

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Thiri Tun

Recipe by

Thiri Tun

Specialises in Burmese cuisine

Thiri is a tea leaf salad master who ferments her own tea leaves in a clay pot. She will not tell you the recipe.

Describe yourself in three words: Mysterious, secretive, delicious.