Goan Prawns Balchao Recipe (Prawns Pickle)
A non-veg Goan Recipes recipe with prawns, onions - finely chopped, garlic - finely chopped. Ready in 50 min, serves 5.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
24 steps- 1
To begin making the Goan Prawns Balchao recipe, soak the tamarind pulp in 1 cup water for atleast 15 minutes
prawns(50)tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 2
De-vein and clean prawns
prawns(50) - 3
Refer to this video to know how to de-vein prawns
prawns(50) - 4
After cleaning, add chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 5
Keep it aside
- 6
Meanwhile, let us prepare the masala
- 7
Take the tadka pan or any small pan, add asafoetida and 2 teaspoon oil
asafoetida (hing)(1 teaspoon) - 8
After 1 minute, add black pepper and mustard seeds and close the lid
whole black peppercorns - pounded(15)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 9
After mustard seeds splutter, switch off the heat/gas and let this cool
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 10
After cooling make a paste of this using a mortar and pestle
tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 11
This masala can even be done and in advance and stored in fridge
- 12
The next step is to prepare the balchao
- 13
Heat a kadai/pan, add 5 teaspoon oil
- 14
Add chopped onion and fry till onions turns mushy
onions - finely chopped(3)garlic - finely chopped(15) - 15
Add garlic and mix
garlic - finely chopped(15) - 16
Fry till aroma gets emitted from garlic
garlic - finely chopped(15) - 17
Add prawns and mix
prawns(50) - 18
Add the tamarind pulp along with water, mix and close the lid
tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 19
After 10 minutes, add a teaspoon of the masala paste to the prawns in the kadai
prawns(50)tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 20
Mix well and let it cook
- 21
After 5 minutes, taste and if needed add salt
salt(1 teaspoon) - 22
Garnish with lime juice and close the lid
- 23
You can serve this Goan Prawns Balchao with steamed rice and Goan fish curry
prawns(50) - 24
You can also serve it as a special side dish for parties
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Goan Prawns Balchao Recipe (Prawns Pickle)
A non-veg Goan Recipes recipe with prawns, onions - finely chopped, garlic - finely chopped. Ready in 50 min, serves 5.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
24 steps- 1
To begin making the Goan Prawns Balchao recipe, soak the tamarind pulp in 1 cup water for atleast 15 minutes
prawns(50)tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 2
De-vein and clean prawns
prawns(50) - 3
Refer to this video to know how to de-vein prawns
prawns(50) - 4
After cleaning, add chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 5
Keep it aside
- 6
Meanwhile, let us prepare the masala
- 7
Take the tadka pan or any small pan, add asafoetida and 2 teaspoon oil
asafoetida (hing)(1 teaspoon) - 8
After 1 minute, add black pepper and mustard seeds and close the lid
whole black peppercorns - pounded(15)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 9
After mustard seeds splutter, switch off the heat/gas and let this cool
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 10
After cooling make a paste of this using a mortar and pestle
tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 11
This masala can even be done and in advance and stored in fridge
- 12
The next step is to prepare the balchao
- 13
Heat a kadai/pan, add 5 teaspoon oil
- 14
Add chopped onion and fry till onions turns mushy
onions - finely chopped(3)garlic - finely chopped(15) - 15
Add garlic and mix
garlic - finely chopped(15) - 16
Fry till aroma gets emitted from garlic
garlic - finely chopped(15) - 17
Add prawns and mix
prawns(50) - 18
Add the tamarind pulp along with water, mix and close the lid
tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 19
After 10 minutes, add a teaspoon of the masala paste to the prawns in the kadai
prawns(50)tamarind paste(1/2 cup) - 20
Mix well and let it cook
- 21
After 5 minutes, taste and if needed add salt
salt(1 teaspoon) - 22
Garnish with lime juice and close the lid
- 23
You can serve this Goan Prawns Balchao with steamed rice and Goan fish curry
prawns(50) - 24
You can also serve it as a special side dish for parties
Rate this recipe
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