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Caldine or Caldinho in Portuguese, is a typical goan curry recipe used to cook, fish, vegetables or shrimp. It’s a light coconut curry and as the consistency is quite thin can easily double up as a spicy soup. It is mildly spiced and considered a “sweet” curry. This combination of shrimp and cauliflower is quite commonly prepared in a caldine and tastes delicious over boiled rice or with some crusty bread or poee or pao used to mop up the runny curry and the juicy morsels devoured with the crunchy cauliflower and luscious shrimp. Keep the shells of the shrimp intact (provided they are fresh) and you will enjoy sucking and relish the juicy caldine that is trapped in the shells!! Make sure the cauliflower has some crunch, so avoid overcooking.

Ingredients

• 1 cup medium to large prawns
• 1 medium cauliflower
• 1 medium onion
• 3 green chillies
• 1 medium tomato
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 tsp. Salt, or to taste

Grind to a paste

• 1 cup fresh coconut or 4 tbsp. coconut powder
• 3 large cloves garlic
• ½ tsp. cumin seeds
• ½ tsp. pepper corns
• 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
• 1 small marble sized ball tamarind

Method

1. Shell & devein the prawns.  If the prawns are very fresh, keep the shell intact, removing the head and legs.
2. Wash and drain. 
3. Apply a pinch of salt and turmeric and set aside. 
4. Separate the cauliflower florets and cut into large pieces. 
5. Immerse in salted water for 15 minutes to loosen dirt and kill insects, if any.
6. Grind the masala to a paste. 
7. Slice the onion, slit the green chilies and chop the tomato. 
8. Heat oil in  a vessel,
9. Add the sliced onion, green chilli and fry till light brown. 
10. Add the tomato and saute till soft. 
11. Add the masala paste with the masala water and additional water for the curry as required,
12. Add 1 tsp. salt and bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes. 
13. Add cauliflower and cook 5 minutes till almost tender. 
14. Add prawns and cook 10 minutes. 
15. Adjust seasoning and serve with steamed rice.
16. Goes well also with Poee, or bread to mop up the delicious gravy
17. Try it with some crusty bread….. yummy!!