…egetable Oil A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste ¼ cup Water Garnishing : Fresh Coconut (scraped) Fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped) Method : Heat a wok/pan with oil till hot. Add mustard seeds, hing , turmeric pwd., red chilli pwd., & curry leaves. Let it splutter. Then add chopped onions & saute till onions are soft & translucent. Add sambhar masala, a pinch of sugar & scraped/grated coconut & saute for a minute. Now add the di…
…Green Chillies (finely minced) ¼ tsp. Mustard Seeds (optional) ½ cup fresh Coconut (grated/scraped) 3 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Coconut Oil A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Method : Wash the French Beans & drain thoroughly. De-string the beans & French cut them. Heat oil in a non-stick kadhai/wok/pan & add the mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the onions & green chillies. Saute till soft & translucent. Then add curry lea…
…yellow masala paste using a sieve/strainer to obtain a nice thick caldinho juice & keep aside. Next mix the residue with some more water & extract thinner juice. Keep it aside for further use. To prepare the Caldinho curry : Heat a deep pan with vegetable oil & saute the chopped onions till soft. Then add the chopped tomatoes, grated ginger & cook till tomatoes turn soft. Add the second extraction thin juice; stir well &#…
…th Cake (Semolina & Coconut Cake), Neurios(Crescents filled with fresh Coconut & Goa Pyramid Jaggery), Neurios (SweetPuffs with Dessicated Coconut),Kulkuls, Kormolas, Roce Cookies, Bolinhas (Goan cookies/biscuits), RichChristmas Fruit Cake as much as I did.. I know these were laborious & time consuming but it’s good to keep the tradition alive & bring in the traditional Christmas spirit. I’m happy that I could bring to you some eas…
…have not yet posted this recipe! We come back loaded with sweets, jaggery, coconut oil, sausages, etc. Chonya Doce, Cocad, Dodol, Bebinca, Perad, Roce Cookies, Bolinhas, Neurio, Kulkuls, Kormolas, Baath Cake, Rich Fruit Cake… all these delectable sweets are already on this space and now… another addition to the (Kuswar) Goan festive sweet table… PINACA! So here is the recipe if you would like to try. I used a cookie stamp just to remember my…
…der/grinder jar with water & reserve for the curry. 1 cup fresh grated Coconut or grate 1 half of fresh Coconut 6 dry Kashmiri Chillies (remove stalk & deseeded) soaked in water 7 cloves fresh Garlic ½ inch fresh Ginger (peeled & roughly sliced) 3 tbsps. Coriander pwd. or seeds ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1 tsp. Poppy Seeds (Khus khus) (optional) 4 Cloves 1 inch piece Cinnamon Stick 4 Black Peppercorns 2 Blades Mace A large pinch – Nutmeg pwd…
…the handle firmly and comfortably while stirring). Next, grind the scraped coconut with minimum water as possible to a very fine, smooth and thick paste. Add the coconut paste, sugar and a pinch of salt to the chana dal paste. Cook on medium heat. Keep stirring continuously while on heat. It is preferable to use a wooden spoon with a long handle. At first, it is very easy to stir as the sugar will melt and the mixture will have a soft, mushy textu…
…ved with a spoon made with the shell of the coconut. With pride we use the coconuts from our own coconut trees to make our curries, vegetables (foogath), savouries, jaggery & sweets. You can prepare curry using fish of your choice. Here is my post for the tastiest Goan Fish Curry… Ingredients : · 4 whole Mackeral Fish (or any fish fillets of your choice) · &nbs…
…Star anise 2 Bay Leaves 1 tsp. Shahijeera Masala Powder : ½ cup dessicated coconut 2 dry Red Kashmiri Chillies (destem & deseed) 4 tsp. Coriander Seeds 2 tsp. Cumin Seeds Lightly roast the above & grind to a fine powder. Keep aside to use later. For Garnishing : 2 tbsps. Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter) 5-8 Whole Cashewnuts (optional) A handful of fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped) ½ cup fresh Coconut (scraped) Procedure : Drain the soaked ric…
…d Chilli Powder 1 tsp. Turmeric Powder 1 tsp. Coriander Powder ¾ cup fresh Coconut(scraped/grated) 1 sprig Curry Leaves (optional) 1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil/Coconut Oil Salt to taste Few tbsps.of Water or as required Procedure : Wash the tendli & then wipe them dry with a kitchen towel. Cut the ends of the tendli & slice them into wedges or in roundels. Keep aside. Meanwhile, heat a pan/wok & add oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin & curry l…