Balchao Lasagna is a wonderful fusion recipe which combines together the sweet and tangy taste of Prawns Balchao with the delicious creamy Lasagna.

I am a part of a Goan food group on facebook which announced a contest last week for fusion recipes combining Goan cuisine with some other cuisine. I thought of this combination and made it as my entry for the contest, and it won the first place :). It turned out really awesome and we all loved it a lot. I have made lasagne before (Eggplant Lasagna, Creamy Chicken Lasagna), however, we rated the Balchao Lasagna as the best.

Made the Balchao Lasagna again for some friends last weekend and they loved it too. So it is now among my favorite Lasagna recipes 🙂

Here is the step by step recipe for Balchao Lasagna with pictures:

Serves: 2-3
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

To make Prawns Balchao for the Balchao Lasagna:
Refer to the Prawns Balchao Recipe

To make white sauce for Balchao Lasagna:
Butter: 50 gm
All purpose flour:  2 tbsp
Milk: 2 cups
Pepper: 1/4  tsp
Salt: to taste
Parmesan Cheese: 2 tbsp grated

Final Steps:
Parmesan Cheese: 1/2  cup
Mozzarella Cheese: 1 and 1/2 cup
Lasagne : 9 direct baking sheets

Method of Preparation:

To make Prawns Balchao for Balchao Lasagna

1. Refer to the Prawns Balchao Recipe

To make white sauce for Balchao Lasagna

1. Heat a pan. Add butter to it.
2. Add all purpose flour and mix well to make smooth mixture.
3. Add milk and mix well. Let cook for 2-3 minutes
4. Add salt and pepper and mix well.
5. Add parmesan cheese and mix well. Keep aside.

Final Steps for Balchao Lasagna

1. Boil water in a large pan and add salt to it.
2. Place  a lasagne sheet in the boiling water for a minute. Remove and let cool on wire rack. Repeat with other sheets.
3. Grease a baking tray. Add a thin layer of white sauce at the bottom of the tray.
4. Arrange lasagne sheets over it so as to cover the white sauce.
5. Add a layer of prawns balchao over the lasagne.

6. Add another layer of white sauce along with Mozzarella cheese.
7. Cover with lasagne sheet.
8. Repeat steps 5-7.  The last layer of lasagne sheets should be covered with  white sauce, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
9. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170 degrees Celsius for 25-30 minutes. You can also cover with aluminium foil for the first 20 minutes of baking and remove the aluminium foil for the last 10 minutes. Your delicious Balchao Lasagna is ready.

If you want try other such awesome fusion recipes, you can find them here: Fusion

Balchao Lasagna