Shrimp curry(My signature dish)

Ingredients:

• Shrimp                        1lb
• Onion paste                 2 large
• Green chilli paste          4 chillies
• Cloves                          4
• Cinnamon stick             1
• Cardamom                    2
• Ginger garlic paste          1 tsp
• Salt                               to tatse
• Turmeric powder           1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder                  4tsp
• Coriander powder          1tsp
• Cumin powder               1tsp
• Garam masala                1 1/2 tsp
• Cashew nuts                  fist full
• Poppy seeds                 1tsp
• Sesame                         1tsp
• Almonds                       fist full
• Coconut grated            1/2 cup
• Cilantro chopped         fist full

Method:

1. Heat oil in a kadai.Fry cloves,cardamom,cinnamon.
2. Then add onion paste and chilli paste.Fry it until raw smell goes off.
3. Then add shrimps and turmeric powder,salt,ginger garlic paste.Stir it well and close the pan with a lid and let it allow to evaporate all the water.
4. Then add coriander powder,cumin powder,garam masala,chilli powder and stir well.Let it fry for 5mints in a low flame.
5. Now add cashew,almonds,sesame,poppy seeds,aoconut in a mixer jar and grind it to a fine paste adding water.
6. Add this paste to the fried shrimp curry and stir well.Add 1/4cup water also.
7. Start stirring continuously until the shrimp curry changes to dark brown color.
8. Finally garnish with chopped cilantro.