{"id":4816,"date":"2014-03-23T06:04:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T06:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:42:50","slug":"prawns-balchao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/prawns-balchao\/","title":{"rendered":"Prawns Balchao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/non_veg.png\" alt=\"non_veg\" width=\"29\" height=\"28\" \/><strong>The flavour of Goa!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Prawn-Balacho-Non-Veg-Prawn-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Prawn Balacho Non Veg Prawn Recipe\" width=\"1140\" height=\"863\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A classic from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/destination\/goa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goa<\/a>, this dish is a festival of flavours. Spicy, sweet and tangy at the same time, this juicy prawn delicacy is sure to brighten your afternoon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Ingredients<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Amount<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Prawns<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">150 gms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Green chillies<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">10 nos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Garlic<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">50 gms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Chopped onions<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">50 gms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Curry leaves<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">20 nos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Onion and coriander seeds<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">2 tsp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Pepper seeds<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">1 tsp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Cloves<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">06 nos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Cinnamon sticks<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">4 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Cardamom<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">10 pods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Red chillies<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">20 gm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Goan vinegar<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">200 ml<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Tamarind<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">1 tsp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Cooking oil<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">100ml<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">Kokum<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">20 gms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">salt<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">To taste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean and devein the prawns. Keep it aside.<\/li>\n<li>Make a fine paste of green chillies, curry leaves, tamarind and all the whole spices blended with Goan Vinegar. Keep it aside<\/li>\n<li>Heat oil in a medium size fry pan. Add chopped onion &amp; garlic.<\/li>\n<li>Keep stirring and saut\u00e9 till it becomes golden brown. Be careful about not burning the garlic.<\/li>\n<li>Now add the prepared masala paste to the pan along with salt &amp; Kokum. Let it cook till the oil separates.<\/li>\n<li>Next add prawns, cover the lid and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Serve hot with steamed rice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Nutrient Value<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"469\">Amount Per Serving<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"469\">Serving \u2013 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Calories<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">4,493.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Total Fat<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">432.9\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Saturated Fat<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">67.1\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Polyunsaturated Fat<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">210.7\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Monounsaturated Fat<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">111.0\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Cholesterol<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">0.0\u00a0mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Sodium<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">0.0\u00a0mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Potassium<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">1976.7\u00a0mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Total Carbohydrate<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">164.8\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Dietary Fiber<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">28.1\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Sugars<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">90.4\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"259\">Protein<\/td>\n<td width=\"210\">14.9\u00a0g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flavour of Goa! A classic from Goa, this dish is a festival of flavours. Spicy, sweet and tangy at the same time, this juicy prawn delicacy is sure to brighten your afternoon. Recipe Ingredients Amount Prawns 150 gms Green chillies 10 nos Garlic 50 gms Chopped onions 50 gms Curry leaves 20 nos Onion&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/prawns-balchao\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":4818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[4613,4614,4615,4616,4617,4618,4619],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4816"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17702,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816\/revisions\/17702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}