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# Meatless Friday: Indian Curry Rice with Shrimp and Peas

May 5, 2017 8:30:51 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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This recipe for curry rice is simple enough that tweens and teens can cook it. It’s very fresh-tasting and can even be made without shrimp if you’d like it as a side dish. Total cook time for this recipe is about 30 minutes.

I didn’t go overboard on the curry powder, so if you like a very strong curry flavor, increase that ingredient to one tablespoon. Cilantro-haters (you know who you are) can use fresh parsley as the garnish, but you’ll be missing out if you do.

 

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#### Indian Curry Rice with Shrimp and Peas

Makes 4 servings

1 TBL olive oil  
1 cup finely-chopped onion  
1/2 tsp kosher salt  
1/2 tsp black pepper  
2 cloves garlic, minced  
1/2 tsp ground ginger  
2 tsp curry powder  
1 cup long-grain white rice  
2 cups water  
1 pound raw shrimp, shells and tails removed  
1 cup frozen peas  
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Heat oil in a large heavy skillet. Add onion and cover. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring halfway through, until onion is tender. Season with salt, pepper, garlic and ginger. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Add curry powder and cook 1 minute more.

Stir in rice until coated with onion mixture. Add water. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Gently stir in shrimp and peas. Cook, covered, until shrimp is cooked through and turns opaque (about 5 minutes.)

Remove from heat. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro before serving.

 

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Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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