…had a gorgeous color and we couldn’t help but admire it. The beetroot was sweet and my family does not like very sweet wines so I reduced the sugar. The taste was right for our palate. This Beetroot Wine is fruity and true to its beautiful color. Cake and Wine is a must for us Goans at Christmas, New Year, Easter and at all festive and celebratory occasions. The fruity aroma and the red color is so very apt for Christmas. So here is my very first…
…ka, Burma, Zanzibar and some Middle Eastern countries including Iran. This sweet is also served as part of the Christmas platter. It is better to prepare it just a few days before Christmas to enjoy the fresh taste. Goan Dodol has a unique, sweet flavor of Goan Pyramid Jaggery and a luscious, creamy taste of fresh coconut milk. The rice flour is the binder of this sweet ‘halwa’. It is rich in flavor and high in calories and should thus be enjoyed…
…ier for us. So here I am posting so that you have enough time to plan your sweets and savouries for the festive season of Christmas and New Year. Cheese Straws / Cheese Twists are great to serve at parties. They make awesome finger eats for kids and adults alike. They can be served instead of regular wafers / chips with cocktails or mocktails too. How about making these for your savory festive goodie platter this Christmas? Consider making these p…
…udge will definitely be an excellent gift… Here’s wishing you all a “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” 😀 Ingredients : 350 gms. White Chocolate (chopped) 150 gms. Sweet Condensed Milk 2 tbsps. unsalted Butter ½ tsp. Vanilla Essence A pinch of Salt 100 gms. unsalted Pistachio nuts( roughly chopped) 100 gms. glazed Cherries (roughly chopped) Procedure : Line a 9 inch square tin with foil/cling film or butter paper with overhang. Lightly grease with some butter &…
…Cover the cake with marzipan and fondant to make it look extra festive for Christmas season, New Year or Easter. It does make an elegant personalized sweet gift too. My family thoroughly enjoys this cake whenever I bake it for us and prefer the matured cake with alcohol. Feel free to enjoy the freshly baked cake right away or eat after a few days or a week or two. It’s a matter of preference and choice. Here is the recipe so you can give it a try…
…to good use make this sweet treat. You will find Pinaac served on the Goan Christmas platter but this sweet can be enjoyed throughout the year. Traditionally, they are moulded by hands like Croquetas / Croquettes or like mini cocktail sausages; about two inch cylindrical shapes. They are also sold commercially in this shape so it is very easy to identify them. This shape brings to my mind the delicious Fish Croquetas and Beef Croquettes and hence…
…t all depends on personal taste so you can achieve the balance of tang and sweetness as per your preference. The color of the sauce also depends on your personal preference so reduce or increase the soya sauce accordingly. So here is my preparation for deliciously fragrant Sweet & Sour Prawns for you to relish and enjoy. 😀 Ingredients: 20 large Prawns/Shrimp (shelled, deveined, washed) ½ tsp. fresh Ginger-Garlic paste 8 cloves fresh Garlic (pe…
…his simple, quick and easy bowl of soup. 😀 Ingredients : 1 tin Cream Style Sweet Corn ½ cup boiled sweet corn kernels or tinned corn niblets 1 litre Vegetable Stock or 2 Veg. Soup Cubes with 1 litre Water 1 cup finely chopped mixed Vegetables (French beans, cabbage, carrot) 2 ½ tbsps. Corn Flour (diluted with some water) 1 tbsp. Sugar or to taste A sprinkling of Black or White Pepper 3 sprigs Spring Onion Greens (finely chopped) Salt to taste A da…
…color is achieved with gentle stirring on a very low flame. Most Christmas sweets need a lot of stirring & tender loving care but they are very tasty. You will feel good while you serve your friends & loved ones. Have a White Christmas with these dainty goodies.. 😀 Ingredients : 1 litre Milk 450 gms. Sugar 100 gms. Cashewnuts 1 tbsp. Butter Method : First grind the cashewnuts to a very fine powder. Then boil the milk in a pan which has a t…
…s married. I wanted to make all the Goan sweets to celebrate my very first Christmas. I got married in April and was busy planning months before Christmas and made my list. I was very confident as I had witnessed my grandmother all through the years of growing up; preparing sweets and baking goodies in our clay oven over the clay stove. We used to use raw coal and the fire used to be long lasting. It looked so simple and easy when she baked Bebinc…