Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      kilogram      fine shrimp -- (known as "galmbo"
                        -- in konkani")
   1      bottle        palm "feni" -- (drinking it is a
                        -- favorite goan pastime :-)
   1      pod           garlic
  12                    peppercorns
   6                    dry red chiles
   3      tablespoons   salt
   2                    clean dry empty bottles

Preparation:

Clean the shrimp thoroughly, wash and tie in a muslin cloth. Allow to hang for about 12 hours till all the water has drained out. Squeeze out any water that may be left. Grind the shrimps, salt, garlic and peppercorns with palm feni only. Mix dry chiles (whole). If any feni is left, it may be added to the shrimp paste. Fill in the bottle and cap tightly.