TongueSense http://www.tonguesense.com ...serving taste..! Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:25:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Prawn balchao http://www.tonguesense.com/dinner/prawn-balchao.html http://www.tonguesense.com/dinner/prawn-balchao.html#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:29:52 +0000 Austin http://www.tonguesense.com/?p=14 Prawn balchao

Prawn balchao

Ingredients

  • Tiger Prawns – 1.2 kg with shells
  • Red Chillies – 60 gm
  • Cinnamon sticks – 15 gm
  • Cumin seeds – 10 gm
  • Ginger – 10 gm
  • Garlic – 30 gm
  • Sugar – 15 gm
  • Toddy vinegar – 100 ml
  • Oil – 100 ml
  • Onions (chopped) – 500 gm
  • Tomatoes (diced) – 300 gm
  • Goan prawn powder – 50 gm
  • Salt – to taste

Instructions

  1. Peel and devein the tiger prawns and keep aside.
  2. Grind the chillies, cinnamon, cumin, ginger, garlic, sugar, toddy vinegar and salt to a fine paste.
  3. Sauté onions and tomatoes for 15 min, then add the balchao paste. Cook over a slow fire till oil appears on the edges.
  4. Add the prawns and cook till done.
  5. Add prawn powder to enrich the taste and aroma.

Quick Notes

* You can have it along with some garlic bread and its real tastes yum!

Cooking time (duration): 25

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: dinner

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Spanish Omelette

Ingredients

  • Eggs – 10 nos
  • Potato (small cubes) – 100 gms
  • Onion slices – 100 gms
  • Olive oil – 20 ml
  • Salt – to taste
  • Mayonnaise – 80 gms

Instructions

  1. Break all the eggs in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk the eggs.
  3. Fry the potatoes in oil till golden brown.
  4. Take a non stick pan and add olive oil.
  5. Saute the onions.
  6. Add potatoes in the pan and saute.
  7. Add whisked eggs in the mixture and stir.
  8. Cook the omelette from both the side till golden brown.
  9. Take out from pan.
  10. Serve hot or cold on platter with mayonnaise on side.

Cooking time (duration): 20

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: breakfast

Culinary tradition: Spanish

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Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Coriander (for garnishing)

Instructions

  1. Mix the eggs with the cream with an electrical mixer for 2 minutes. Add the salt. Heat the butter in a skillet on medium heat. Pour the eggs and cook, stirring slowly until the mixture is soft. Do not overcook the eggs. Add the pepper, some coriander for garnishing. Serve with your favorite breakfast side dish.

Cooking time (duration): 15 minutes

Meal type: breakfast

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