…s not a duck (quack! quack!) but a fish. It is also known as Bombil. Fresh Bombay duck is very delicate & needs gentle handling while frying.The fish is moist & succulent from the inside & crisp on the outside when fried. Bombay duck goes well with steamed rice & dal fry. When used in a curry the fish is very tender & soft. Enjoy this crisp fried fresh Bombay duck with fries; very light on spices and tastes amazing. This r…
…ariations throughout the Konkan belt. Have your tried my Crisp Fried Fresh Bombay Duck and Dried Bombay Duck Chilli Fry? Every Goan will surely vouch for their special and unique recipes which is often a part of everyday meals; fresh and dried Bombil is shallow pan-fried, deep fried, dried ones cooked as a chilli fry. There is a vast variety of interesting spice pastes in Goan-Portuguese cuisine, Goan Saraswat cuisine, Mangalorean cuisine and East…
…l & rice or with bread/pav. This time when I made this delicious Dried Bombay Duck Chilli Fry, we enjoyed it with rice bhakri. Do give this dish a try… you may want to make this quite often! Enjoy 😀 Ingredients 50 gms. Dry Bombay Ducks ( Sukha Bombil) 3 large Onions (peeled & chopped or sliced) 2 large red Tomatoes (chopped) 2 fresh Green Chillies(remove seeds if you want it less spicy) 5 cloves fresh Garlic (finely minced) 1 tsp. fresh Gi…
…not over roast or the bhakris will become too crisp. Place in a casserole or chapatti box. Keep covered to retain softness. Serve hot with bombil chilli fry (Bombay Duck) or with your favorite chill fry, curries, rassa, gravy, chutney or vegetables….
…May before the onset of the monsoons. Fish like prawns, mackerel (bangda), Bombay duck (bombil), shark fish (mori), etc. are salted & dried under the sun by fisher folk during the summer months for consumption during the monsoons. A variety of dishes are made with dry fish. You get two varieties of dry prawns – Sungata which are larger prawns & Galmo/Jawala which are tiny dry prawns. Sungata needs to be cleaned i.e. you have to snip…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…so that the modaks remain firm and retain shape. Banana leaves serve as a duck back and so that the modaks do not stick to the bottom. Hence, they are usually steamed on banana leaves and served on banana leaves. Most importantly, banana leaves help to retain the pristine white color of the Ukadiche Modak. Years ago, it was truly a community event in the area where I lived and grew up in Pune and also in my neighbourhood. The monetary donation wa…
…al traditional sweet prepared at Christmas by the East Indian Community of Bombay / Mumbai. There are quite a few variations to this popular and much loved sweet. Cordial is like a barfi but with the inclusion of lightly beaten egg whites. The addition of aromatic rose water takes it a notch higher to make it an exquisite preparation with a touch of royalty. Since coconut is so very essential in Goan Cuisine especially in sweets, I made this beaut…
…d in short crust pastry are a popular Christmas sweet especially among the Bombay / Mumbai East Indian Community. Dates and nuts are healthy, nutritious and has immense medicinal value. They are power packed with energy are an instant pick me up. They are a perfect combination in several interesting recipes. My friend Maria Rose from Jaipur wanted me to post this recipe of Date Rolls since a very long time. Now that Christmas is just around the co…
…21; or “Sarpatel” prepared by Mangaloreans and East Indians of Bombay / Mumbai differs as well. Each household in Goa also have their own unique way of preparing it. However, it is the type of Chillies with or without seeds that will determine how fiery hot or mildly hot the Vindaloo or Sorpotel would be. There are variations to a Goan Sorpotel too. Different villages of Goa have their own variety of chillies which they use and this re…