Easter dinner was at my parent’s house this year and my mom asked that I bring an appy. I think there was about 16 people so I wanted to bring something easy and also that didn’t require extra cooking or complicated assembly. I also didn’t want it to be filling either since I knew we would have a huge ham to eat (so good). A dip would normally be my staple appetizer but I wanted something a little better then bread, crackers or chips to dip. I decided to make tandoori shrimp with a yogurt sauce.

After researching some recipes I realized that it would cost me more money to buy all the different spices then to just buy a pre-packed tandoori mix so I cheated and went and got a paste packet. I knew that superstore had a pretty decent ethnic section so I found a packet that was inexpensive and very authentic tasting.

All I had to do was mix the paste with yogurt and let the shrimp marinate before grilling. After about an hour of the prawns sitting in the sauce they turned a vibrant pink/red colour that screamed tandoori. I grilled them on the bbq and they came out amazing! I first thought they were really spicy but as they cooled the spice also tamed down as well.

If you want to make an easy appy without spending a lot of money then you must try this. Perhaps one day I won’t cheat and try making tandoori on my own but for now this is the next best thing.