Rice with Shrimp

This was a favorite growing up. I grew up near the shores of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf. I remember when I was young during shrimping season the shrimp fishermen would bring fresh shrimp that had been caught early in the morning in their trucks. My mother would buy several kilos worth. She would ask the vendor to peal it for her but then all that pealed ship would make its way to the kitchen sink where my mom would spend several hours deveining it, then she would divide into batches and freeze it so we could eat shrimp all year long. One of our favorite dishes was rice with shrimp. It was always a treat whenever my mother made it.

Some tips:
You can substitute thawed frozen shrimp for fresh. Be very generous with the spices for this dish.

A historical note:
I have always been pretty adamant about calling the gulf that I grew up near the "Arabian Gulf", it's surrounded by 6 Arab countries and only one Persian country, Iran. In our text books it was also know as الخليج العربي, but lately I found out that in ancient Arab geography texts and maps it was referred to as خليج فارس, or the gulf of Persia. So I'm no longer so sure where I stand in this debate.