Prawn Balchao

Name: Prawn Balchao
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 600g large prawns, peeled; 6 dried red chillis; 6 cloves garlic; 2cm fresh ginger; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp turmeric; 4 tbsp malt vinegar; 2 large onions, finely diced; 400g crushed tomatoes; 1 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 handful fresh coriander

Fiery Goan prawn pickle-curry with vinegar, dried shrimps and chilli — intensely flavoured and long-lasting.

Total time

45 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

gluten-free

Ingredients

600glarge prawns, peeled

6dried red chillis

6 clovesgarlic

2cmfresh ginger

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspturmeric

4 tbspmalt vinegar

2large onions, finely diced

400gcrushed tomatoes

1 tbspsugar

3 tbspvegetable oil

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Blend dried chillis, garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric and vinegar into a smooth paste.

Fry onions in oil until very golden.

Add blended paste and cook 5 minutes until darkened.

Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.

Add sugar and season generously.

Add prawns and cook 4 minutes until pink.

The sauce should be thick and intensely flavoured.

Scatter with coriander and serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

316

Protein

38.3g

Fat

11.2g

Carbs

17g

Fiber

2.7g

Sodium

186mg

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