…A very Happy Feast & Independence Day.” Ingredients : 200 gms. Goa Red Rice or boiled rice 1 fresh Coconut (scraped) 2 cakes Goa Pyramid Jaggery (grated) 6 Green Cardamoms (peeled & powdered) 1 doz. Fresh Turmeric Leaves (Haldi ka Patta) 1/3 cup Water (optional) 1 tsp. Salt Procedure : Pick, winnow, wash the rice well & then allow to soak in water for about an hour. Drain the water & grind using a little water as possible to a thic…
…li.. Tips & Variations : You may use a combination of one part boiled rice & one part normal/idli rice with one part urad dal. If the weather is cold & chilly then place the container in a conventional oven with the light on. Alternatively, place the vessel in another larger vessel & keep it in a warm place. You may even tie up the vessel with a warm cloth/flannel/blanket to help fermentation. Fermentation plays a very importan…
…an understatement. It is delicious & tastes awesome with plain steamed rice or Goan boiled rice or even better with Goan pav or any crusty bread or for that matter it is excellent with Indian broon (crusty from the outside & soft in the inside). You must give it a try & I’m sure you will make it quite often… Enjoy! 😀 Ingredients : 500 gms. Baby Shark (skinned & thickly sliced) 1 med. Onion (peeled & finely chopped) 2 tsps. Vine…
…u can pan fry if you wish but be gentle as the fish is delicate & could break if you don’t handle with care while flipping it. Serve hot with your favourite chutney or sauce/ketchup. It is excellent with rice & dal or rice & curry. Tip : The oil should be of correct temperature while deep frying. In case the oil is cold then it will turn soggy & if too hot the outside will brown quickly & the fish may not be cooked through…
…esh Coriander Leaves (roughly chopped) For the Dosa Batter : 2 cups Boiled Rice/Dosa Rice 1 cup Urad Dal 1 tbsp. Methi Seeds Salt to taste Water as required Vegetable Oil/Ghee as required Method : Preparation of the Masala : Heat a wok/kadhai/skillet with oil till hot. Add green chillies, mustard & cumin seeds, turmeric pwd., curry leaves & let it splutter. Then add thinly sliced onions & grated ginger, a little salt & saute ti…
…taste 4 tbsp Water or just enough to melt the jaggery Procedure: Dry roast rice on a tawa/griddle on low heat in batches until it turns lightly brown, crisp and gives a good aroma. Make sure it does not burn or it will turn bitter. Cool the rice and grind into flour. Grate the jaggery and heat it in a pan with water. Stir to dissolve completely on low heat. Strain the jaggery syrup to separate impurities and sediments if any. In a sufficiently lar…
…fantastic. It pairs well with Dal Tadka & Rice, Traditional Goan Fish Curry Rice (Xitt Kodi), Ukdem Xitt & Sorak. You can enjoy it with bread, pao, pulao, chapati or phulka if you please, or simply plain as a starter. Here is the recipe for whole stuffed mackerel with Goan Recheado. It has the perfect balance of spices and ground to a fine paste with only vinegar. It is pan-fried / shallow fried crisp and golden dredged in wheat flour. Yo…
…e prefers using whole grain moong dal and a particular brand of unpolished rice which unfortunately I just cannot remember. Within minutes his most delicious and aromatic khichdi is done. Well, it smells so divine and you just cannot wait any longer to dig into this mouth watering khichdi. It is here that I really started appreciating this wonderful one pot meal! I do not think I can prepare khichdi the way Mr. Malhotra does and I feel it is speci…
…n greens & stir for a minute. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with some more spring onion greens. You may garnish with some more lightly fried finely chopped ginger-garlic if desired. Serve piping hot with Prawn Fried Rice or any other fried rice of your choice or with noodles or steamed rice. Variation : You may deep fry the fish coated with batter if you so desire before adding to the gravy. Note : Use salt sparingly as sauces contain s…
…oy these soft & fluffy sannas.. 😀 Ingredients : 250 gms Goan Parboiled Rice 75 gms. Raw Rice 45 gms Urad Dal 35 gms. Poha (beaten rice flakes) 1 Coconut thick milk or 100 ml. Coconut Milk (Dabur Hommade) 1 tsp. Baker’s Yeast 50 ml.Warm Water 150 gms. Sugar or to taste Salt to taste Method : Wash & soak rice, dal & poha separately for about 4 hrs. Drain & reserve the water. First grind the dal using very little reserved water to a s…