Goan Prawn Balchão

Name: Goan Prawn Balchão
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 pounds small to medium prawns, cleaned and deveined; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 large onions, finely chopped; 3 large tomatoes, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons garlic paste, or 7 to 10 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon ginger paste, or 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced; 10 to 12 small dried red chile peppers; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 2-inch stick cinnamon; 8 to 10 whole cloves; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cup vinegar; Salt, to taste

A fiery Goan prawn balchão, similar to a pickle, is prepared with aromatic spices and best served with hot rice.

⭐ 3.8 (131 reviews) Prep: 20 minCook: 60 minTotal: 80 minYields: 4 servings

Category Tags:

Lunch Dinner Entree

Cuisine Tags:

Indian

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Instructions

Season prawns with salt and set aside.
In a dry pan, toast dried red chiles, cumin, mustard seeds, cloves, and cinnamon over medium heat until fragrant, then cool.
Grind the toasted spices with ginger, garlic, and vinegar to form a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Stir-fry the prawns until opaque, then remove and set aside.
In the same pan, fry onions until light brown, then add tomato and cook until soft.
Stir in the spice-vinegar paste, sugar, and salt to taste. Cook until oil separates from the mixture.
Return the prawns to the pan, mix well, and cook for 2-3 minutes. Serve with hot rice.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 273 kcal

Carbohydrate: 23 g

Cholesterol: 5 mg

Fiber: 4 g

Protein: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 3 g

Sodium: 441 mg

Sugar: 14 g

Fat: 19 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g