Daawat Newsletter      Jun 10, 2002      Issue # 53

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Ingredients:

500g prawns
2 lemons
2 small bunches of coriander leaves
3 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp chili powder
1 egg
50g bread crumbs
Oil for frying
Salt to taste

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An Indian tasty and spicy seafood dish made with prawns, lemons, bread crumbs, and egg.

Method:
  1. Clean and remove the shells for all pieces except the tail portion.
  2. Make a spot in the middle with a knife horizontally, separate like a book. By doing this, the piece looks wide.
  3. Arrange these pieces in a tray, sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt, chili powder, ginger-garlic paste and keep aside for about 30 minutes.
  4. Take each piece, roll in beaten egg, and then in bread crumbs. Repeat this process for all pieces.
  5. Deep fry in oil until they get golden brown.
  6. Serve with mint chutney.

Feature: Good Eating Habits
If you think just eating selective food will keep you healthy, think again. The way we eat influences our health, even more than the foods we choose to eat. Which is why we should try to develop good dietary habits as early as possible.
Never Under Eat: All forms of under eating like skipping meals, or eating only limited foods will lead to poor nutrition. Which will eventually lead to health problems due to protein, calorie, vitamin, or mineral deficiencies. Under eating causes symptoms like lack of energy and subsequent weakness, malnourishment of internal organs, skin problems, and hair loss, apart from medical conditions like anorexia, nervosa and bulimia. So, even if you are on a diet make sure you follow a plan that does not starve you.


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Tip of the week

Cooking:

Soak burnt pans with a weak solution of domestic ammonia and water. After an hour rub with used lemon peels dipped in salt. Wash with soap for a clean pan.
Health:
Did you know that water-free hand washing using anti-bacterial gels kill about 99% of the bacteria and viruses you may encounter? If you shake hands often, travel frequently, or have children, these gels may help you stay germ free. 

Cookery term
Sear:

To brown meat directly above heat source at a high temperature, for just a brief time, to seal in juices.

Cooking For Health: Useful Tips for Cooking Dishes in Microwave

  • Cooking vegetables: In a micro safe dish put about 250 grams of vegetables desired with salt tot taste and about two cups water and cook on High for 16 minutes.
  • To make bread crumbs: Cook bread in the oven on High mode for 2 to 3 minutes and then crush it.
  • Chappathi: Wrap the chapattis in a napkin or in a paper towel and heat on high mode for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • To crisp biscuits, etc: Place the biscuits, nuts or chips on a plate and heat on high for 1 minute and allow it to stand for 5 minutes.
  • To prepare finger bowl: Micro High a small bowl with two tablespoons water and juice of one lemon. It can also be placed in rooms to absorb any strong odours.
  • Preparing chicken stock: Take two pieces of chicken, one onion, one potato chopped and salt and pepper to taste with two cups water and cook on high for 14 minutes at power level of 60. Drain and keep the stock aside.
  • Preparing vegetable stock: Take the vegetables, onion and chopped potato and salt and cook on micro 60 for 12 minutes