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Balachow I

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Mustard Oil
  • 1 handful Curry Leaves

Masala

  • 120 grams garlic
  • 120 grams ginger
  • 30 Kashmiri Chilies (whole, dried)
  • 1 tbsp Cumin Seed (ground)
  • 2 tbsp Mustard Seed (ground)
  • 2 tsp Turmeric (powder) Recipe calls for 2 inch turmeric (ground). Rare to use fresh turmeric, and 1 inch fresh turmeric ground is roughly = 1tsp turmeric powder.

Curry

EITHER

  • 3/4 kg Tomato

OR

  • 1/2 bottle Vinegar No idea how big the bottle is, but i'd say 3 cups vinegar, which is = 3/4 kg.

AND

  • 120 grams garlic (chopped)
  • 120 grams green chili (1/2 chopped, 1/2 can't understand what he wrote, just chop them all).
  • 1/4 kg dried prawns
  • 3/4 tbsp salt Recipe calls for 1 dessertspoon.
  • 60 grams sugar

Instructions

  • Heat the oil and add the Curry Leaves
  • Fry the ground masala with the oil
  • Boil the tomatoes, drain and add the puree and juice to the cooked masala until thick.
  • Add the chopped garlic and the green chilies.
  • Cook for a few minutes and then add the prawns, salt, and sugar and cook till the oil comes to the surface (about 30 minutes).
  • Bottle when cool.