MICROWAVE PRAWN BALCHAO

The ever popular prawn balchao cooked in the microwave oven Preparation Time : 10 minutes Cooking Time : 15 minutes Servings : 4

Ingredients

Prawns (kolambi/jhinga), shelled 500 grams Salt to taste Ginger 2 inch piece Garlic 15-20 cloves Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon Whole dry red chillies 12-15 Cloves 10-12 Cinnamon 2 inch stick Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon Malt vinegar 1 cup Oil 1/2 cup Onions, chopped 2 medium Tomatoes, chopped 4 medium Sugar 2 tablespoons

Method

De-vein prawns. Wash thoroughly under running water and remove excess water. Add salt and set aside. Grind ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, red chillies, cloves, cinnamon and mustard seeds with vinegar to a fine paste. Take oil and onions in a microwave bowl and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for four minutes. Add ground paste, tomatoes and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for four minutes. Add prawns, salt and sugar and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for three minutes. Serve hot. Recipe Tip You need not use large sized prawns for this dish as Prawn Balchao tastes better with small sized prawns and it is economical too!