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Wasabi Shrimp on Pita

A flavorful and refreshing starter featuring succulent shrimps, creamy avocado mixed with spicy wasabi, and crispy pita roundels, all combined in a delightful harmony of textures and tastes. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Wasabi Shrimp on Pita

Main Ingredients Medium shrimps, Wasabi paste
Cuisine Fusion
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 31-40 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients

  • ½ tablespoon wasabi paste
  • 20-25 medium shrimps, cleaned and deveined
  • 3 small pizza bases, cut into roundels, grilled to golden brown
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2-3 spring onion bulbs, chopped
  • 4-5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
  • 4-5 fresh red chillies, diagonally sliced + to sprinkle
  • 1 tablespoon soya sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • Salt to taste
  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste
  • 4 teaspoons corn starch slurry
  • 1 tablespoon toasted white sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons freshly chopped spring onion greens
  • 1 medium avocado
  • ½ lemon
  • 3 small pita breads, cut into roundels and grilled to golden brown
  • Spring onion greens strips for garnish

Method

  1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add spring onion white, garlic, ginger, red chillies, sauté for a minute. Add prawns and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
  2. Add soya sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, salt and crushed black peppercorns. Mix well. Sauté for 1-2 minutes. 
  3. Add cornstarch slurry. Mix well and sauté for a minute or till the mixture thickens on high heat. 
  4. Sprinkle sesame seeds and sprinkle spring onions greens. Sauté for a minute and take it off the heat.
  5. Cut an avocado into half, de-seed and scoop out the flesh in a bowl. Squeeze lemon in the bowl and mash the mixture well using a fork.
  6. Add wasabi paste and mix well. Transfer the mixture in a piping bag.
  7. Take pizza bases on a serving platter, pipe out the avocado mixture, add a portion of prepared prawns on each base.
  8. Sprinkle sesame seeds and chopped fresh red chillies on top. Garnish with spring onion greens strips and serve.
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