TongueSense » Dinner http://www.tonguesense.com ...serving taste..! Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:25:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Prawn balchao http://www.tonguesense.com/dinner/prawn-balchao.html http://www.tonguesense.com/dinner/prawn-balchao.html#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:29:52 +0000 Austin http://www.tonguesense.com/?p=14 Prawn balchao

Prawn balchao

Ingredients

  • Tiger Prawns – 1.2 kg with shells
  • Red Chillies – 60 gm
  • Cinnamon sticks – 15 gm
  • Cumin seeds – 10 gm
  • Ginger – 10 gm
  • Garlic – 30 gm
  • Sugar – 15 gm
  • Toddy vinegar – 100 ml
  • Oil – 100 ml
  • Onions (chopped) – 500 gm
  • Tomatoes (diced) – 300 gm
  • Goan prawn powder – 50 gm
  • Salt – to taste

Instructions

  1. Peel and devein the tiger prawns and keep aside.
  2. Grind the chillies, cinnamon, cumin, ginger, garlic, sugar, toddy vinegar and salt to a fine paste.
  3. Sauté onions and tomatoes for 15 min, then add the balchao paste. Cook over a slow fire till oil appears on the edges.
  4. Add the prawns and cook till done.
  5. Add prawn powder to enrich the taste and aroma.

Quick Notes

* You can have it along with some garlic bread and its real tastes yum!

Cooking time (duration): 25

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: dinner

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