GOAN PRAWNS BALCHAO RECIPE | PRAWNS BALCHAO | GOAN RECIPES | GOAN BALCHAO

Hello my YouTube Fam, welcome back to my channel ,lovely to have all of you back .So this time I have my very authentic prawns balchao recipe for all of you , so hopefully you all will like this recipe and prepare it yourself too .

Ingredients
20 prawns
1 tsp cloves
11/2 inch cinnamon stick
1 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
10-12 garlic cloves
1 inch ginger
1 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 large onion
20 Kashmiri chillies
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 -3/4 cup vinegar
Salt for seasoning
Oil

Method
1. Clean , wash and devein the prawns
2. Soak the Kashmiri chillies in about 4-5 tbsp of vinegar for about 2 hours
3. Marinate the prawns with salt and turmeric powder
4. Dry roast the spices i.e the cloves , peppercorns , cinnamon stick and the cumin seeds
5. Dry roast the ginger and garlic
6. In a pan sauté the onions with about 1 tsp of oil till it’s nice and soft
7. In a mixer grinder add the dry spices , ginger and Garlic , soaked Kashmiri chillies and 1 tsp of turmeric powder and blend into a fine paste using about 5-6 tbsp vinegar
8. Heat a pan , add oil as needed and fry the prawns
9. In the same pan add about 4 tbsp oil and fry the masala for about 4-5 minutes
10. Add the prawns to the masala , mix well and let it cook for some time
11. Add about 2 tbsp sugar and add about 2-3 tbsp vinegar , cover and let it cook for about 10-15 minutes, do check in between as it can stick to the pan
12. Check the seasoning if it needs any salt

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Much love

Jacklin 💕