…ristmas 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 in moderation. Even though Dodol is available commercially, it makes a home maker feel proud to make her own to serve at Christmas (even though it is quite a back breaking task). It…
…y 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) is the intense stirring involved. One learns to judge the right moment to turn out the mixture on to the cutting board only with experience. If you turn i…
…llage folk like to eat their hot bowl of Pez between 10 am and 11 am. Some Goan families also like to relish it in the evenings, before dinner time. Pez is bland and tasteless by itself so you need to enjoy it with various accompaniments (tondak). We Goans love it with korom (sliced raw mango), chepnichi torra(raw mango water pickle), spiced tangy pickles, dry fish pickle (para) or fresh fish pickles (mole), roasted dry fish, papads, chilli fries…
…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…
…ftover pork roast. You can stuff it in buns, rolls, chapattis, pita bread, Goan poee or just about enjoy it as a starter. If you are fond of Pork Roast and love onions, potatoes and a whole lot of chillies then just go for this super delicious Goan Pork Roast Chilli Fry in minutes! Enjoy… Cheers!! Ingredients: 3 cups prepared Pork Roast with thick gravy (cubed/sliced or cut into chunks) 2 med. Potatoes (peeled, diced & soaked in water) (option…
Goan Christmas sweets really test your love and patience for it. Doce is an integral part of the Christmas goodie platter and it requires intense stirring! But the effort is worth the delicious flavor and you cannot be satisfied with a few pieces. Since almost all Goan sweets are loved and are popular, they are commercially available in Goa throughout the year. There are quite a few locals who supply traditional sweets and other popular eats fro…
Alle Belle is a delicious soft & melt- in- the- mouth sweet Goan pancake. It is a very simple & quick preparation. I remember the times when my grand mother would prepare & serve at evening tea. I would look forward to this wonderful pancake on my return from school. The house would be filled with the sweet aroma & the sight of these pancakes arranged beautifully on a platter would delight me! You just cannot be satisfied with ju…
The Christmas platter is incomplete without the very special Goan Bolinhas pronounced Bolinyas. These delicious coconut cookies or biscuits are lightly crisp on the outside & soft inside. They are a heavenly tea time treat which can be enjoyed throughout the year but have a place of pride on the Christmas platter. You just have to bite into this divine cookie to experience a burst of coconut flavor! … they literally crumble & melt in you…
…d throughout the year irrespective of festive occasions. Today’s post is a Goan Roast Beef Chilli Fry. The best part of a chilli fry is that you can fix it instantly & in a jiffy. You can make it very spicy with lots of green chillies or reduce the heat by discarding the pith & seeds. You may add fried potatoes or boiled potatoes in the chilli fry or serve with mashed potatoes, baked Hasselback Potatoes or French fries on the side. You can…
…r curds (dahi). Nachne balls are served & eaten with chicken or mutton curry, ghee with HuLi, saaru, sambhar, onions, chillies… especially in rural areas in Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh which helps people to sustain throughout the day. In India, it is grown & consumed in Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Rajasthan, Kumaon (Uttarakhand) & Maharashtra. It has a good store life. In Goa, nachne is very popular & tiz…