🇮🇳 Indian

Prawn Balchao Goa

Name: Prawn Balchao Goa
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 4 cloves Garlic; 2-inch piece Ginger; 2 Green Chili; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 1 tsp Dried Red Chilies; 1 Lemon; 1 cup, chopped Vinegar; 300 g, shelled and deveined Prawns; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder

🇮🇳 Indian

Goan prawn balchao pickle-curry, fiery and vinegary like the coast itself. Minutes from pan to plate, as the sea intended. Plate with lemon wedges and nothing to distract.

Prep 19 min Cook 22 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili2
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Dried Red Chilies1 tsp
Lemon1
Vinegar1 cup, chopped
Prawns300 g, shelled and deveined
Red Chili Powder1 tsp

Instructions

1
Clean the prawns carefully — shell, devein or scrub as needed — and pat completely dry.
2
Warm the oil, add the aromatics, and cook till the kitchen smells ready.
3
Add the vinegar and spices; toast thirty seconds so they bloom in the oil.
4
Sear the prawns quickly on strong heat — it should curl and blush, not stew.
5
Squeeze lemon over, scatter the dried red chilies and cilantro, and get it to the table in ninety seconds.

Chef's tip

Prawns take two minutes a side; anything more is rubber.

Cook it with your pantry → Share this page: /dish/30902

Watch how it's made

Video: Prawns Balchao | Camarao Balchao by Chef Rego from Goa · on YouTube