How to make Prawn Balchao - SK Khazana -
A very popular Goan dish – prawns cooked in a spicy and flavourful masala
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Prawns (medium) (मध्यम आकार के प्रॉन्स), Salt (नमक)
Cuisine : Goan
Course : Pickles, Jams and Chutneys
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Prawn Balchao - SK Khazana Recipe Card
Hindi: jhinga
Favourite seafood? Prawns, prawns and more of prawns. A wide variety of small crustaceans, tiny relatives of the lobster, are known as prawns. Prawns are normally translucent when raw but get their distinctive pink or red colour on being cooked. one word of caution – if buying unpeeled prawns, smell for freshness and look for bright, shiny shells that have some spring left in them.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Tangy
Ingredients for Prawn Balchao - SK Khazana Recipe
Prawns (medium) shelled, deveined and washed 20-25 medium
Salt to taste
Cinnamon 2 inch sticks
Cloves 5-6
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Garlic cloves chopped 7-8
Ginger chopped 1 inch piece
Dried red chillies soaked 6-8
Malt vinegar 1/2 cup
Oil 1/2 cup
Onions finely chopped 2 medium
Tomato chopped 1 large
Sugar 2 teaspoons
Method
Step 1
Take prawns in a bowl, add salt and mix well.
Step 2
Put cinnamon in a mixer jar, add cloves, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, garlic, ginger, red chillies and malt vinegar and grind to a fine paste.
Step 3
Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add prawns and sauté till they turn light pink. Remove them on a plate.
Step 4
Add onions to the oil remaining in the pan and sauté till translucent. Add tomato and mix well. Add salt, mix and saute till tomato turns pulpy.
Step 5
Add the paste, mix well and saute till oil separates. Add prawns and sugar, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Step 6
Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.
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