As a part of Food buzz taste maker program I received a free coupon for Birds eye Viola Product and 100 coupons of buy one get free. I am not a non-veggie, but my hubby is, he eats all kind of non-veggies mostly as a part of his business lunch. Or whenever we visit fast food, he orders non-veggies and I will go for veggie counterpart.
At first I thought I am going to get some Birds eye veggies, then when I read the coupon correctly I realized that I had to get a pre mixed dinner or lunch packet. Yesterday during our grocery shopping, we bought this Garlic shrimp. It is pasta mixed with garlic sauce and veggies and shrimp. There were two ways of cooking methods described on the back of packet. A skillet method and microwave method. I am not a fan of microwave cooking, I use it only for heating milk, rice etc. So I opted for skillet method.
I opened the packet dumped everything into a skillet, then added ½ +⅛ cup of water and cooked for about 12 minutes on medium high flame. During taste testing my hubby told me, it is bland in taste can you add some spice to make it tastier? Thus the pasta got a makeover with garam masala, chili powder and tomato sauce. Indian spicy tongue, what else I can say?
It tasted good, much better than packaged Indian foods. A few years ago, while we were staying in Brownsville, Texas for a week, we carried some navatran kurma, matter paneer and saag paneer ready to eat packets. We ended up with same tastes in all packets.
If you are a fan of reheating packaged food, I can give you some coupons (buy one get one free) to buy this product or any other Voila product,
please send me an e-mail ( iyerswathi9@gmail.com) with your mailing address. I will be happy to send it you.
One year ago: Muringaila parippu curry/Drumstick leaves cooked with Toor dal gravy
What you need
Brids eye viola product: Garlic shrimp: 1 packet ( 22 oz)
Water: ½ + ⅛ cup
Garam masala: ½ teaspoon
Chili powder: ½ teaspoon
Tomato sauce: 3 tablespoon
How I made
In a skillet add entire content of Birds eye viola product and add ½ cup+ ⅛ cup of water and cook for medium high flame at 12-13 minutes.
To this if you like taste enhancers add garam masala, chili powder and tomato sauce to cooked mixture and mix everything.
Enjoy
Preparation time: 13 minutes
Yield: 2 serving
Verdict: Taste good
Will you make it again: Yes I will if I buy them
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Miriam says
Yummy spices :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Joanne says
What a fun pasta stir fry! Anything with that much garlic must be delicious!
laurie says
yum, this is lovely I also made your banana orange bread, it was delicous
Rinku Naveen says
Shrimp, pasta and veggies..superb Swathi!
Elisabeth says
Always my favorit...shrimp with past, especially with the veggies, and perfect spices.
Thanks for your care, and concern, Swathi...I'm feeling much better now, thank you!
Reeni says
I love how you spiced these up Swathi! It looks homemade!
Az says
Nice flavored quick fix - love it!
Vimitha Anand says
Nice flavorful and simple meal. Looks so yum...
♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ says
Garam masala with shrimps is something i love when stir frying , am sure this will be even better!
Priya says
Quite a flavourful and delicious pasta..
Rosita Vargas says
I love delicious pasta, looks great, hugs.
Treat and Trick says
Simple and tasty meal!
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Nandini says
Wow! This is flavourful and lovely!
srividhya Ravikumar says
looks nice..
notyet100 says
Looks delicious,l..
Hamaree Rasoi says
Prawns with pasta looks to be an excellent combination. Moreover, you have added sauce and spices to make it even tastier.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Sharmilee! :) says
Prawns with pasta is such a nice twist..looks very inviting
♥peachkins♥ says
I saw garam masala spice at the grocery... maybe I'll buy one when I go grocery shopping again..
tigerfish says
Nice fusion dish!
Renata says
Delicious addition to the dish, Swathi!
Suja says
Love the twist,looks so delicious..
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
I tried the Beef Lo Mein first, but I got myself a bag of Garlic Shrimp too. It's still in the freezer though!
Adding garam masala, tomato sauce & chili powder made that frozen meal sounds more appetizing!