…juice… it is pure bliss! As a child, whenever I spent summer vacations in Goa, the watermelons gave us respite from the killing heat of Goa. There were some watermelon fields close to our house and the fruit was smaller than a foot ball so each of us would get a whole fruit. They had a dark green exterior and a dark red interior. They were the sweetest and juiciest watermelons. We would cut it in half, scoop with a spoon to eat and then use the e…
…Take it off the heat. Serve the shark fish ambot tik with steamed rice or Goan boiled rice or Goan pav or bread of your choice. Tips & Variations : For a fiery ambot tik you may retain the seeds in the chillies. You may use fish of your choice to prepare the ambot tik. (shark, cat fish, sting ray, skate, etc.) It is better to get the fish cleaned, skinned & sliced by the fisher monger unless you have the skills to do the skinning & sl…
…You can cook Pez with any rice you like as all may not have access to the Goan Parboiled Rice (Ukde Tandool). Ingredients: 2 cups Goa Parboiled Rice (Ukde Tandool) 1 ½ litres Water or as needed (depending on how thin you want the gruel to be) Salt to taste Procedure: Pick, wash and soak the rice in water in a sufficiently large vessel along with salt for about 25 minutes. Cook covered until the rice is very tender. If cooking in a regular vessel…
…ake in a traditional clay oven which we had bought in the Mapusa market in Goa way back in the early 70s. Throughout our journey by bus from Goa to Pune we had to handle the clay oven with great care. We had wrapped it with lots of cloth & there was a big fuss about its safety. I never understood then, the importance of it until much later in life.. It was such a relief when we reached home, opened the packing & found the oven safe in one…
…& melt in your mouth. They are so simple & easy to make… In Goa, they are baked in wood fired bakeries & the homemade ones are made in a clay oven placed on a clay stove. Besides firewood they also use dry coconut shells, leaves & charcoal to light up the fire to bake. This process is still used in Goa for baking. When I was a child my grandmother used a clay stove & clay oven. The baking time would be eye balled & a…
…the rainy season. There are many varieties of dried fish available in the Goan markets. The markets I have visited in Goa are the Margao Market & Mapusa Market. You will find clean dried fish & prawns packed hygienically in sealed plastic bags which are easily available. You will also find heaps of dried fish & prawns displayed in cane baskets as well. You just need to pick as per your requirement. Dry fish & prawns are a delicacy…
…3 med. size Onions (roughly chopped) 1 Capsicum (diced or sliced) 3 tbsps. Goan Rechado Masala 3 tbsps. Cooking Oil Salt to taste Ingredients for the Goan Recheado Masala Paste : 10 Kashmiri Chillies (discard stalks & seeds) 4 Peppercorns 6 Cloves ½ inch Cinnamon stick 1 tsp Sugar ¼ tsp. Tamarind Paste ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds ½ inch fresh Ginger 10 cloves Garlic ¼ cup Sugarcane Vinegar Salt to taste To prepare Goan Recheado Masala Paste: Break the…
…reat family tradition during festive occasions especially at Christmas… In Goa, they are known as ‘Roce Cookies’ due to the inclusion of fresh coconut milk in the batter. In Mangalore it is known as ’Kokkisan’& in Kerala they are known as ‘Acchappam’…Acchu means mould & appam is the batter. In Kerala as well as Mangalore, fresh coconut milk & rice flour or fresh rice paste is included. It is also known as Rose Cookies simply because of…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…equest by Dolphy D’souza. Fortunately, this time when I was on vacation in Goa, we dined at a friend’s place who had prepared Chicken Kachpu. I liked the preparation and our host was kind to share the recipe with me. Little did I know that there would be a request for this Mangalorean preparation. I hope this is the recipe you are looking for dear Dolphy and I hope you enjoy it as much as my family did. 🙂 Ingredients : 500 gms. Chicken (cut into p…