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Desserts
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…u and for all future generations to relish and be proud of! 🙂 Make them at Christmas, at celebratory occasions and festivals… pack them up in your gift hamper or simply savor the goodness and flavor of tender coconut in a candy when you feel like it! 🙂 Ingredients: 2 Tender Coconuts with firm flesh 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup Water 1 tsp Milk 1 tsp. Rose Water – optional Butter paper/colored or white kite paper doilies or cut into squares or circle…

Goan
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…sions. Beef croquettes are an essential part of Goan cuisine and served at Christmas, Easter, New Year, weddings, parties, birthdays and all celebratory occasions. Besides, it is also a part of everyday meals. Any feast celebration and Sunday meals are incomplete without it. In Goa, authentic Goan restaurants, small eateries and bakeries take great pride in serving these quick finger eats. Goan Beef Mince Croquettes are so simple and quick to make…

Easter
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…ve at parties with cocktails or simply enjoy it as a main. It is served at Christmas, New Year, Easter and all festive and celebratory occasions. Usually served with potato fries; I served it this time with Hasselback Potatoes but Baked Potato Wedges also taste great. Potatoes are a perfect accompaniment to several meat, fish and seafood preparations but you may skip if you are not so fond of potatoes but on second thoughts rarely have I come acro…

Christmas
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Cocada is another traditional sweet which is a part of the Goan Christmas platter. There are several recipes for cocada in various parts of the world. They range from hard to soft and can also be like a creamy textured flan. The Goan Cocada preparation is like a hard textured coconut barfi but the main difference is the addition of suji/semolina/rawa. In Konkanni, suji is known as ‘Rulao.’ The most difficult part of Cocada (like most Goan sweets…

Christmas
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…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…

Christmas
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…ound the world. This speciality is served with pride in every Goan home at Christmas, New Year & Easter. I am happy to share this absolutely delicious Vindaloo recipe which my family savored with Goan Sannas… Enjoy this wonderful dish from the very heart of ever beautiful Goa. 😀 Ingredients : 1 kg. Pork 4 tbsps. Groundnut Oil 500 ml. Water Grind the ingredients mentioned below with vinegar to a fine paste & reserve the masala water for coo…

Desserts
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…y for me  & I am in a celebratory mood.. my 100th post is in the Christmas week & I would like to celebrate it with the most popular & traditional Indian dessert.. Gajar Ka Halwa.. This Carrot Halwa is especially for all my friends, well wishers, members, followers, fellow bloggers & visitors of my blog who continue to love, support, motivate & encourage me in my quest for new recipes & sharing all my favorite, p…

Goan
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…ble filling. It is an authentic part of Goan cuisine & a must have at Christmas, New Year & Easter. It is a tasty finger food & great as a dry lunch too. Today’s recipe is quick, easy, tasty & will just melt in your mouth. So go ahead & try these delicious Mince Potato Chops.. J Ingredients : 500 gms. Potatoes 250 gms. Mince (chicken, beef, lamb) 2 med. Onions (peeled & finely chopped) 2 fresh red Tomatoes/ Tomato pur…

Bakes
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…ear Bus stands e.g. Deccan Gymkhana. When we would go for midnight mass at Christmas, it was a ritual to visit Coronation Restaurant opposite Alankar Cinema on that really cold winter night after mass. We would enjoy hot Irani Chai & Samosas or hot milk & the rich, milky Mawa Cake. I must say, it was pure bliss!!!Sadly,Coronation Restaurant no longer exists. I feel Mawa Cake is manna from heaven. Whenever I held a mawa cupcake or a slice i…

Bakes
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…as well. They are ideal for gifting at celebratory occasions especially at Christmas, New Year, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Diwali, Birthdays or on casual visits to friends and family. They are excellent to serve at children’s parties too. I love checkerboards, marble and flowers… Do you remember the Checkered Eggless Banana Cake recipe I posted last year? It is interesting and fun to use different colors and designs in cooking and baking. It makes m…

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