Shrimp Vindaloo

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 3 tablespoons ghee, butter, or vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• One 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated fine
• 2 dried chipotle or Pasilla de Oaxaca chiles, soaked for 30 minutes in warm water and drained, or 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, sauce rinsed off, or 4 jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded, and chopped fine
• 1/4 cup sherry vinegar, excellent quality balsamic vinegar, or 1/2 cup inexpensive balsamic vinegar boiled down to 1/4 cup, or more to taste
• 6 cloves garlic, minced and crushed to a paste with the side of a chefs knife
• 2 large red onions, sliced very fine
• 6 medium tomatoes, peeled, and chopped fine
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• Salt
• 20 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (deveining optional)
• Steamed or boiled basmati rice (for serving)

1. In a small saute pan, heat the spices, except the pepper and ginger, in a tablespoon of ghee over low to medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2. Take off the heat and stir in the pepper, ginger, chiles, vinegar, and garlic.
3. Cook the onion slices over medium heat in a saute pan in the remaining ghee until translucent and then pale brown, about 15 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes.
5. Simmer gently, stirring every couple of minutes to prevent sticking, until the mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
6. Add the sugar, more vinegar if needed, and season to taste with salt.
7. Just before serving, add the shrimp to the hot tomato mixture and simmer for 3 minutes.
8. Serve with basmati rice.

ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, fresh ground pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander, paprika, ground turmeric, ghee, freshly ground black pepper, ginger, oaxaca chiles, sherry vinegar, garlic, red onions, tomatoes, sugar, salt, jumbo shrimp, basmati rice

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/shrimp-vindaloo (may not work)