Shrimp Patia - Parsi-Style Seafood Ragout Meherwan Irani 6/3/2020 Share Pin Tweet Chai Time is an ongoing series on Spicewalla’s IGTV featuring chef and Spicewalla founder Meherwan Irani cooking Indian dishes LIVE in his home and answering all your cooking qs. Check out the video for Shrimp Patia here to learn some tips and tricks that only an Indian mom or aunt could teach you! Follow us on instagram to tune in live and join the conversation. Patia refers to a tomatoey, cilantroey, spicy, ragout. And whether the Zoroastrian Persians who immigrated to India between the 8th/10th century brought this dish with them, or it developed in Gujarat where they eventually settled and became "Parsi's" is unknown. What we do know is that this dish is tasty! Ingredients 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2.5 cup red onion, diced 6 medium size, ripe, tomatoes, roughly chopped Lots of fresh cilantro, finely chopped 2 T tamarind (or lime is fine!) 1 jalapeno, cut a few slits in the center 3 garlic cloves 3 Red chillies, 1 Kashmiri Chilli (work with what you’ve got! dont worry about Kashmiri if you don’t have it) 2 Tsp Spicewalla Cumin Seeds Spicewalla Kashmiri Chilli Powder ½ tsp Spicewalla x Diaspora Turmeric, divided 1/6 c brown sugar 1 lb Shrimp Shop the Recipe Cumin Seed $6.90 Kashmiri Chilli Powder $7.08 Diaspora Co. Turmeric $11.09 Print Preparation 1. Heat oil in a large pot, add diced red onion. Salt onions to sweat. Leave to cook. 2. In a hot cast iron pan, toast cumin seeds and whole chillies. 3. Add toasted seeds, chillis, and whole garlic in food processor. Add dash turmeric powder and 1/4 cup of water. Blend to masala consistency. 4. Put shrimp in a mixing bowl, add salt, dash of Kashmiri and turmeric. Mix and set aside. 5. Add jalapeño to onions to cook until browned. 6. Once onions have browned, add the masala to the pan and fry for a few minutes. 7. Add chopped tomatoes and more cilantro. Stir. Let cook for a while, stirring frequently. If it gets too thick, add some HOT water to thin, or leave thick if you prefer. 8. Add in tamarind, incorporate well. Taste, and add brown sugar if it needs more sweetness to balance the tang. 9. Add in shrimp/prawns. Stir for a couple of minutes. 10. Serve with daal and rice. Enjoy! Shop the Recipe Cumin Seed $6.90 Kashmiri Chilli Powder $7.08 Diaspora Co. Turmeric $11.09 chai-time entree Seafood southeast asian Comments Add a Comment Name Email Message Please note, comments must be approved before they are published