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    Home » By Category » Appetizers & Snacks » Baked & Grilled

    Published: Apr 19, 2014 · Modified: Dec 26, 2019 by Usha Rao

    Misa Mach Poora (Grilled Shrimp) from Mizoram

    Mizoram is one of the seven Northeastern sister states sharing a border with Assam, Manipur, Tripura and an international border with Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram means “land of the hill people”, mi means people, zo means hill and ram means country. Aizawl is the capital city and people of Mizoram are called the Mizos and Mizo is the official language. Majority of the Mizos, 87% are Christians, Hindus are the minority with only 3.6% and Buddhists around 8 – 9%. After independence, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland were part of Assam. Later, all three states were carved out of Assam on ethnic and linguistic basis.

    Cuisine of Mizoram is similar to that of its other northeastern sister states and different from most of the mainland cuisine. Rice is a staple food served with fish chicken, pork or duck. Meat and seafood are added to pretty much everything that is cooked. Mustard oil is used for cooking. Very little oil and spices are used and food tends to be bland. Popular dish is bai, similar to stew, prepared by boiling spinach with pork and bamboo shoots. Sawchair is another common dish made of rice and pork or chicken. Vegetables are also used extensively unlike the common belief that Mizos eat only non-veg.

    Grilled shrimp, Northeastern Indian Cuisine, Northeast India Cuisine, Mizo Cuisine, Blogging Marathon

    This was one of the northeastern cuisines which was very difficult to find a recipes from. Very little is known about the cuisine and very few online resources. The few sites that had info about the cuisine are questionable. My today’s recipe is one such recipe. Some of the sites listed Misa Mach Poora as a Mizo food; one had it as Assamese and another as Meghalaya food. When I checked a month ago, Wiki also listed it as Mizo food and I went ahead with the preparation as this looked like a recipe I would like. At this stage of the blogging marathon preparation, I had cooked only one shrimp recipe and did not have any other shrimp recipes list for rest of the states. Since I like shrimp and I was the only one going to eat it, decided to cook this. However, when I checked wiki over the weekend when writing this post, this dish is no longer listed as Mizo food. Since Meghalaya and Mizoram were once part of Assam, and since there are some similarities in the cuisines, I am sticking to this recipe unless someone knowledgeable and credible proves it otherwise. Also, 3-4 sites have a recipe for this dish and all the recipes are a copy paste from the original site. One, the recipe is word to word copy and two, all the sites had onions in the ingredient list and none mentioned it in the preparation.

    Misa Mach Poora is shrimp grilled or roasted on open charcoal in banana leaves. I have no access to banana leaves and open charcoal, so I grilled it in a cast iron pan. It tasted like lightly seasoned grill shrimp. By the time I got to this northeastern state, I had already cooked three northeastern states and Mr.U refused to taste any more. That morning I had asked him again if he would be the taster and he refused. I cooked it for myself and was going to eat it all by myself. I had cooked it with another state and while I was taking pictures of the other food, he came home and ate most of it.

    Grilled shrimp, Northeastern Indian Cuisine, Northeast India Cuisine, Mizo Cuisine, Blogging Marathon

    Source: Here
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Preparation: 10 minutes
    Cooking: 7 – 10 minutes
    Serves: 1 – 2 (depends on how it is served)

    Ingredients:

    • ½ lb. Shrimp
    • ¾ tsp. Salt (½ for marinating and ¼ while grilling. adjust to taste)
    • 20-25 Peppercorns
    • 1 tsp. Coriander Powder
    • ½ cup Water
    • 1 tsp. Mustard Oil
    • ¼ tsp. Pepper Powder (adjust to taste)
    • 1 – 2 tsp. Lime Juice

    Preparation:

    • Peel, devein and clean the shrimp.
    • Marinate the shrimp with ½ tsp. of salt and ½ tsp. of turmeric powder. Let it marinate for about 5-10 minutes.
    • Boil water in a sauce pan with peppercorns and coriander powder. Boil just enough water to mege the shrimp in it.
    • Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes.
    • Drain the water and transfer the shrimp to a bowl.
    • Pour ½ tsp. of oil on the shrimp, mix it and keep it aside until ready to grill.
    • Heat the grill pan or a fry pan and smear it with ½ tsp. of oil.
    • Place the shrimp on the pan and grill it on both sides until the shrimp is roasted. This should take about 5 minutes. I used a cast iron pan.
    • Squeeze lime juice and serve it as a side dish with rice or as an appetizer or with some cocktail.
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    1. Vaishali Sabnani says

      July 11, 2014 at 6:06 am

      You really know how to capture us..truly cant resist the clicks.

      Reply
    2. PJ says

      May 28, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      I remember enjoying your clicks on the day you posted this recipe.Esp love the one with the skillet...

      Reply
    3. Manjula Bharath says

      May 28, 2014 at 1:17 am

      wow fantastic composition and capture again 🙂 You are making me repeat the same comment not my fault at all 😛 elegant presentation dear !!

      Reply
    4. themadscientistskitchen says

      May 11, 2014 at 9:13 am

      My God Usha I will kill to get my hands on thiese shrimps. They are amazingly beautiful.

      Reply
    5. Chef Mireille says

      May 06, 2014 at 7:00 pm

      My supermarket carries banana leaves. Let me know if you ever want them and I can get for you. That first photo is so good - you are so talented at manipulating light and I am a seafood fanatic and would definitely love this dish

      Reply
    6. nalini says

      May 06, 2014 at 4:34 pm

      Nice and elegant clicks Usha...

      Reply
    7. Pavani says

      April 29, 2014 at 10:20 am

      Lovely clicks Usha.

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 27, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Looks very nice Usha. No wonder the dish was great...

      Reply
    9. Jayanthi says

      April 23, 2014 at 8:20 am

      shrimp looks yummy, i love shrimp too. light and flavourful. sounds quick too

      Reply
    10. Sowmya says

      April 21, 2014 at 11:05 am

      nice clicks as usual!!

      Reply
    11. Varada says

      April 19, 2014 at 11:41 pm

      Great pictures Usha! The shrimp look great.

      Reply
    12. Srivalli says

      April 19, 2014 at 12:03 pm

      The pictures look so stunning Usha..good Mr. U finally ate everything..:)

      Reply
    13. Priya says

      April 19, 2014 at 3:18 am

      Wow, those shrimps are makes me hungry, you made those irresistible shrimps prefectly Usha, i want to finish that plate.

      Reply

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