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Christmas
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…New Year. Today’s recipe, is my favorite Neurios with Fresh Coconut & Goa Pyramid Jaggery (Palm Jaggery) which my mum & grandmother made a few just for me. Bringing to you what is dear to my heart to yours… Do take time out to make few of these to share with your loved ones… It is important to keep our traditions alive & gift it to our children, grand children & future generations… Enjoy the festive season with these traditional g…

Bakes
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…your home kitchen this Christmas. Enjoy! 😀 Ingredients 120 gms. unroasted Goa Red Rice paste/flour 400 gms. Goa Pyramid Jaggery 2 fresh Coconuts (scraped/grated) or packaged A pinch – Salt 1 tsp.fresh Green Cardamom pwd. Pre-preparation: Grease with liquid ghee/oil, a loaf tin or a square baking tin or as per your preference. Grind the coconut to a fine paste with enough lukewarm water and extract thick milk. Add some more water and get a second…

Goan
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…ou feel like it as it is a very simple preparation. Vhonn tastes better in Goa… I think the coconuts, the Goa jaggery & the water from Goa makes it very tasty! You must try out this wonderful recipe for Vhonn… your taste buds will surely relish it! 😀 Priti Fernandes , this is especially for you! I hope you will enjoy this Vhonn. Ingredients : 1 fresh Coconut (scraped/grated) 50 gms. Raw Rice (soak overnight) 1 cake Goa Pyramid Jaggery/Palm Jag…

Goan
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…ugar, pepper pwd., garam masala pwd. and stir to combine well. Add vinegar; stir. Adjust salt to taste. Taste to check seasoning. Serve immediately garnished with chopped coriander leaves. Enjoy your Goan Spicy Prawn Chilli Fry with Goan pao/ ladi pav, bread slices, neer dosa, or any of your favorite breads. It goes well with pulao or as a side with Goan rice & curry….

Festive Specials
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…elebrated with great pomp & enthusiasm in Goan homes especially by the Goan Catholics. The favorite Goan delicacy “Patoleo is prepared on this feast day. Besides, it is also prepared on the day of Sao Joao (St. John’s Feast) & Konsachem Fest (Harvest Festival). Patoleos are also sent with vojem (trousseau) to the groom’s house, both by the Catholics & Hindus. Patoleo is a simple, aromatic & steamed sweet. The base is made of rice p…

Christmas
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…fluenced by the Portuguese, are always enjoyed with steaming fresh sannas, Goan parboiled rice and with Goan breads like pao, poee from the wood fired ovens or with hot chapatis made with rice and coconut. “Sarapatel” 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 wit…

Desserts
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…vaBeach. Oh! Where have all the gorgeous, dainty and traditional sweets of Goa disappeared?? Will our future generations ever know the sweet delicious taste of Goan delicacies? But there is hope that the future generations will continue with preserving our culture, heritage and our most loved Goan Cuisine. Thanks to many who share wholeheartedly on the internet!! 🙂 Yes, “Gons” is a little time consuming to make and does not have a long shelf life…

Bakes
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…tiful coconut and semolina cookies are easily available in the bakeries of Goa but a Goan takes great pride in baking them at home for regular tea time and for special festive occasions. These golden cookie balls bursting with succulent fresh coconut mixed with the perfect crunchy binder rulao / suji and that sweet aromatic flavor of green cardamom and nutmeg is a wonderful Christmas treat. Eggs add that oomph to these delectable baked golden cook…

Festive Specials
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…lly, jaggery is used as a sweetener but you can use sugar if you like. The Goan pyramid jaggery (coconut/palm) is used in Goa for Ukadiche Modak. It is combined with freshly scraped coconut. The sweet filling is the one we Goans use in our fresh coconut Neuris and Patoleos. It is tedious to shape the Ukadiche Modak and you need to have the skill and expertise to shape them perfectly like a fresh whole garlic pod. The pastry has to be super thin an…

Beverages
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…a wonderful digestive after meals. Restaurants in coastal regions & in Goa do have it on their menu & serve it with the typical traditional thali meals. Many Goans have their own home grown kokum trees & since this fruit is in abundance they sell the kokum locally & commercially but do keep a part of it to be used at home throughout the year. They make kokum sherbet, dried & salted kokum is used for curries & stir fries. Th…

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