Dim Sum @ Home ........ Prawn Spinach Rolls

We definitely eat out once a week atleast and there are plenty of places in Mumbai which serve good food but there are very few places where the food is inspiring - the kind of food that makes you want to go home and try and replicate it. There was one such meal that we had at Yauatcha, an Asian inspired restaurant in Mumbai. The food was flavorful and light and the presentation was excellent. There were two items on the menu that I enjoyed a lot - one was the prawn rolls and the other was salmon in black bean sauce. The next week, I was trying to recreate these two items in my kitchen.

Replication of dishes these days is not that simple as it used to be ... it also involves toning down the amount of calories in the food and increasing the flavor to what feels right. So there is a bit more understanding, experimentation and chances of disaster than before J. These rolls however were an easy one to redo. This was a part of the dimsum menu at the restaurant and these were essentially seasoned prawns which were rolled in Spinach leaves and steamed till just tender. These were served on a bed of flavored soya sauce. I had a few thoughts on how I wanted to make these.

The prawns had to be seasoned with salt pepper and I also added some finely chopped fresh ginger and garlic to it. These were rolled in fresh spinach leaves and steamed till tender. I also flavored some light soya sauce with fresh chopped ginger, garlic and spring onions and added some red chili flakes to it. I had received a new dimsum basket as a gift from my sister and I decided to put it to use that day. Rolling the prawns in spinach leaves is such a brilliant idea that I have used a few times already to make low carb wontons! Yes, make your regular fillings and stuff them in spinach leaves instead of wonton wrappers. Chicken wontons made this way can be used as a snack or can be added to soups to make wonton soups without any carbs.