Instant Pot Quick and Easy Shrimp Curry

Ingredients

• 1 can full-fat coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 medium yellow onion finely diced
• 2 inch cinnamon stick
• 4 green cardamom pods
• 6 cloves
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons garlic
• ½ cup tomato puree
• 1 ½ pounds jumbo or extra large shrimp tail-on peeled and deveined
• ¼ cup cilantro chopped

Steps

1. Put the can of coconut milk in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours or in the freezer for 5 minutes to separate the cream from water, then open the can and scoop off the cream from the top. Reserve both cream and water.
2. Set the Instant Pot to Sauté mode and heat oil. Add onion, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves and sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add salt, red chili powder, turmeric, ginger, garlic. Press the Cancel button to turn off the Instant Pot. Mix well.
4. Stir in ¼ cup of the reserved coconut water, tomato puree, and shrimp.
5. Close the Instant Pot with steam release handle to sealing. Pressure Cook/Manual(Low) for 2 minutes followed by quick release.
6. Stir in reserved coconut cream and garnish with cilantro. Transfer the shrimp to a serving bowl or take the stainless steel pot out of the Instant Pot housing and place it on a hot plate to avoid overcooking. Enjoy hot.