How to make Microwave Prawn Balchao -
The ever popular prawn balchao cooked in the microwave oven .
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Prawns (प्रॉन/कोलम्बी/झींगा), Whole dry red chillies (साबुत सूखी लाल मिर्च )
Cuisine : Goan
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Microwave Prawn Balchao Recipe Card
Goa's 450 years under Portuguese domination produced a unique, syncretic blend of East and West that is at once exotic and strangely familiar. The various influences have made the Goan cuisine an interesting blend of tastes as a result of which it has a phenomenal repertoire of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies. Though the recipes and techniques of the two major communities – Hindu and Christian – are different but as a rule the cuisine that comes under the umbrella of Goan is simple but chilli hot and spicy. Traditionally the food is cooked on wood fires in clay pots that are fired by the village potter. Though in the modern times, quite a few Goans have had to leave their land in search of greener pastures, they still get homesick for the smoky flavour of the fish curry and rice that get their distinct taste being cooked in crowded sweaty, smoky kitchens in earthenware pots over wood fires.
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Tangy
Ingredients for Microwave Prawn Balchao Recipe
Prawns 500 grams
Whole dry red chillies 12-15
Salt to taste
Ginger 2 inch piece
Garlic 15-20 cloves
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Cloves 10-12
Cinnamon 2 inch stick
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Malt vinegar 1 cup
Oil 1/2 cup
Onions chopped 2 medium
Tomatoes chopped 4 medium
Sugar 2 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
De-vein prawns. Wash thoroughly under running water and remove excess water.
Step 2
Add salt and set aside. Grind ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, red chillies, cloves, cinnamon and mustard seeds with vinegar to a fine paste.
Step 3
Take oil and onions in a microwave bowl and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for four minutes.
Step 4
Add ground paste, tomatoes and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for four minutes.
Step 5
Add prawns, salt and sugar and cook, covered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for three minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1700 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 74.5 gm
Protein : 104.4 gm
Fat : 109 gm
Other : Iron- 32.4mg
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