Bangladeshi-Style Shrimp & Green Beans
with Basmati Rice & Cilantro
- Shellfish
- Milk
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, we offer a taste of classic Bangladeshi home cooking. Fragrant basmati rice is served alongside juicy, quick-cooking shrimp and crisp-tender green beans sautéed with onion, cumin, curry, and garam masala. It’s finished with butter and garlic for a rich, flavorful sauce, and sprinkled with cilantro for a dash of fresh herbaceousness.
Ingredients
½ teaspoon
Garam Masala
6 ounce
Green Beans
1 unit
Onion
½ teaspoon
Cumin
10 ounce
Shrimp
(Contains: Shellfish)
½ tablespoon
Curry Powder
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
¼ ounce
Cilantro
½ cup
Basmati Rice
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
0.13 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a small pot, combine rice, 3⁄4 cup water (1 1⁄2 cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 6.
• Meanwhile, wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and finely chop onion. Trim green beans if necessary; halve crosswise. • Rinse shrimp* under cold water, then pat dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Once pan is hot, add half the cumin, half the curry powder, and half the garam masala (all the cumin, all the curry powder, and all the garam masala for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds.
• To pan with spices, add onion, garlic powder, 1 TBSP butter, 1⁄8 tsp sugar, and a large pinch of salt (2 TBSP butter and 1⁄4 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and lightly browned, 3-5 minutes. • Add green beans, shrimp, and 1⁄2 cup water (3⁄4 cup for 4). Cook, stirring, until liquid has reduced and shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 3-4 minutes (TIP: If mixture seems dry before shrimp are done, stir in a splash of water. If there is still water remaining, continue to cook until reduced.) Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Meanwhile, roughly chop cilantro.
• Fluff rice with a fork; season with salt and pepper to taste. • Divide rice between shallow bowls; top with shrimp and green beans. Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Shrimp are fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the spices, but some found it bland; consider adding more seasoning or a splash of coconut milk for depth 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though some struggled with green bean and shrimp cooking times.
- Suggestions: Cook green beans longer or separately; try adding red pepper flakes, lime juice, or sweet chili sauce for extra zing.
- Portions: Several wanted more rice; a few suggested adding another vegetable like bell peppers or broccoli.
- Texture: Some found the sauce too thin or gritty; consider thickening it or using less water when cooking.
Reviews from our home cooks
Beans and rice have to be the most basic food known to humanity ~ then you throw in a handful of shrimp and the magic powders you send and ~ WOW~ being a midwesterner, I thought ranch dressing was exotic. So glad I can expand my horizon with these international recipes ~ really enjoyed the Basmati Rice
Surprised at how much i liked this. Green beans should be extremely tender or find a way to make them crispy. Mine took forever and we're still a bit underdone & crunchy...my fault but still tool very long to cook down i didn't want to wait considering how quickly shrimp & rice cook. Maybe need to be roasted on a pan.
We didn't want green beans with as little cook time as called for in the recipe so softened them first with 2 minutes in the microwave (in the bag, which was microwave save). It did the trick. Really enjoyed the shrimp preparation.
Green beans were sweet and tender. Shrimp flavorful and melt in your mouth good.
Tasty dish. Enjoyed the Bangladeshi style seasoning. Easy to make. Will order again.
This was so savory and tasty, loved having the onion with the green beans and the spice blend was balanced perfectly. Yumlicious!
You must like raw green beans. I don't. I did a little pre-cooking (five minutes in a little salt water, then drained) and they were perfect.
Introduced me to some new cooking techniques and yummy flavors! The green beans were of an incredible quality-I've found most meal kits have difficulty keeping them fresh and undamaged.
Used all the spice and it was great. Next time, I'll blanch the green beans first.
Loved the flavors and healthiness, the basmati rice smelled funky and not exactly like what basmati rice usually smells like. The green beans were old and slimy in some parts. Reducing the liquid took forever because the shrimp kept releasing more water so it took more like 15 minutes and not 3-4 for that cooking step
