We had recently been to Goa on a vacation & we enjoyed the sea food along with the sand, surf & the beautiful sunsets. Today, I bought some fresh Prawns & made this wonderful stir fry. My home was filled with the aroma of the delicious spices which are associated with my hometown Goa. With great pride & joy in my heart I am sharing this recipe which has my very own touch especially the masala paste. Enjoy! 🙂

Ingredients :

½ kg fresh Prawns (shelled, deveined & washed)

3 med. size Onions (roughly chopped)

1 Capsicum (diced or sliced)

3 tbsps. Goan Rechado Masala

3 tbsps. Cooking Oil

Salt to taste

Ingredients for the Goan Recheado Masala Paste : 10 Kashmiri Chillies (discard stalks & seeds)

4 Peppercorns

6 Cloves

½ inch Cinnamon stick

1 tsp Sugar

¼ tsp. Tamarind Paste

½ tsp. Cumin Seeds

½ inch fresh Ginger

10 cloves Garlic

¼ cup Sugarcane Vinegar

Salt to taste To prepare Goan Recheado Masala Paste: Break the chillies into small pieces. Soak in vinegar chillies, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick, sugar, tamarind paste, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic & salt for 20 mins. Grind in a blender/grinder to a fine, thick paste without using any water. Store in a clean sterilized bottle. Use as required.

To prepare the Goan Stir Fry Prawns:

Marinate fresh prawns with 1 tbsp. masala paste for 10 mins.

Heat cooking oil in a wok on med.heat.

Add marinated prawns, 2 tbsps.masala paste & stir fry on high heat for 3 mins.

Keep aside in a bowl.

To the same wok add onions & capsicum & stir fry for another 2 mins on high heat.

To this add the prawns from the bowl & again stir fry & toss for another 3 mins.

Serve hot with fresh bread, hot chapati or steamed rice.