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  1. Overview

    Balchão, or balichow, is a Goan dish consisting of fresh fried prawns in a spicy and vinegary sauce. See more

    Preparation

    Ginger, garlic and roasted spices are ground into a paste with the vinegar. The prawns are fried in oil until opaque and removed from the pan. Then onions and tomatoes are fried, and the spice-vinegar paste, suga… See more

    Alternative namesBalichow
    TypeSauce or curry
    Place of originPortugal
    Region or stateGoa, Malvan
    History

    Balchão was introduced to Goa by the Portuguese during Portuguese Goa, most likely from Malacca (today Melaka). See more

    Preparation

    Catholic homes may use coconut vinegar for its acidic sharpness, while Hindu families may use cane vinegar to make it milder. It is now common to use white vinegar or malt vinegar. See more

    See also
    Kizdar net | Kizdar net | Кыздар Нет