Homemade Gulai Udang Recipe

Do you want to make an alternative to gulai ayam (Indonesian chicken curry)? Try this homemade gulai udang recipe (shrimp curry). You can still serve it as a special dish for Eid celebration with your family.

Shrimp is a seafood that can be prepared into a variety of tasty dishes, including shrimp in butter sauce and shrimp soup. Gulai udang is a unique menu variant since it modifies gulai, a popular Indonesian cuisine.

Curious about the ingredients of gulai udang and how to make it? Check out the discussion below.

Ingredients of Homemade Gulai Udang

Main ingredients

• 500 grams of Frosala whole shrimp
• 1 bunch of yardlong beans, chopped
• 5 pieces of yellow tofu

Ground seasoning ingredients

• 6 cloves of shallot
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 piece of ginger
• 1 piece of turmeric
• 1 piece of galangal
• 2 candlenuts
• 1 tsp of coriander powder

Additional ingredients

• 200 ml of coconut milk
• 1 stalk of lemongrass
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 lime leaves
• ¼ tsp of stock powder
• Water
• Salt
• Sugar
• Lime juice

How to Make Homemade Gulai Udang

1. Clean the shrimp thoroughly, devein, then marinate in lime juice and salt for 15 minutes.
2. Grind the shallots, garlic, ginger, turmeric, galangal, candlenuts, and coriander powder using a food processor.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add the ground seasoning, lemongrass, bay leaves, and lime leaves. Stir briefly.
4. Add shrimp, chopped yardlong beans, and tofu. Stir well.
5. Add water and stir again until evenly mixed.
6. Add coconut milk. Stir well.
7. Add stock powder, salt, and sugar. Adjust the taste.
8. Once it suits your preference, remove gulai udang.
9. Gulai udang is ready to serve.

How to Serve

This flavorful gulai udang goes great with warm, steamed rice. You can also serve it with boiled cassava leaves and sambal ijo (Indonesian green chili paste), similar to what is served in Padang restaurants.

Recipe Variations

You are free to recreate this homemade gulai udang in your own way. For example, you can add quail eggs to improve protein intake. If you want a spicy flavor, you can add 7 red chilies when preparing the ground seasoning.

To make your gulai udang even more delectable, use fresh and high-quality Frosala shrimp. Frosala shrimp are harvested from professional farms and processed using the same-day freezing method to preserve its freshness.

Interested? Order Frosala shrimp today and make a delectable homemade gulai udang!