Spicy Goan
Prawn
Balchão: A Christmas-Ready Pickled Prawn Dish

Name: Spicy Goan ~Prawn~ Balchão: A Christmas-Ready Pickled Prawn Dish
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 20–25 pieces Prawns (medium, shelled & deveined); to taste Salt; 2 Cinnamon sticks (one-inch each); 5–6 Cloves; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 7–8 cloves Garlic (chopped); 1 inch Ginger (chopped); 6–8 Dried red chillies (soaked); ½ cup Malt vinegar; ½ cup Oil; 2 medium Onions (finely chopped); 1 large Tomato (chopped); 2 tsp Sugar

25 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Sea Food

Diet

Prawn Balchão brings together the deep, tangy notes of malt vinegar, dried chillies, and warm spices; a festive Goan classic usually cooked during Christmas. The prawns soak up the pickled masala quickly, giving you a sharp, bold flavour that pairs well with both rice and bread. This version keeps the process simple while staying true to the dish’s punchy roots.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

20–25 piecesPrawns (medium, shelled & deveined)

to tasteSalt

2 Cinnamon sticks (one-inch each)

5–6Cloves

1 tspCumin seeds

1 tspMustard seeds

7–8 clovesGarlic (chopped)

1 inchGinger (chopped)

6–8Dried red chillies (soaked)

½ cupMalt vinegar

½ cupOil

2 mediumOnions (finely chopped)

1 largeTomato (chopped)

2 tspSugar

Prawns

Spicy Goan Prawn Balchão: A Christmas-Ready Pickled Prawn Dish

Ingredients

Spicy Goan
Prawn
Balchão: A Christmas-Ready Pickled Prawn Dish