…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…
…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…
…ld like to bring this forgotten dessert back to the festive table of every Goan home and for all dessert lovers to enjoy for generations to come. Enjoy! 😀 Ingredients: 125 gms. Angel Hair Pasta (I used Italian Pasta) 1 Litre Milk (I used Chitale’s) ½ cup Water 100 gms. Sugar or to taste 2 Egg Yolks ½ Lime or Lemon (only Peel) (I used Lime Peel) 1 tbsp. Butter 1 fairly large Cinnamon Stick ¼ tsp. Salt Garnishing : Cinnamon Powder Procedure : Lightl…
…ways. One of the version’s is posted earlier. Here is the other version of Goan Baath / Baatica which I do bake and my grandmother would too. This is a beautiful Goan Baath Rainbow Cake Tart wherein the Baath cake batter is in pale or vibrant colors and baked in a sweet short crust pastry. The top of the cake is further covered with pastry strips which are arranged in a lattice / crisscross pattern. You can use unsweetened pastry if you wish and u…
…cooked & lightly golden & crisp. Flip the vadas occasionally to fry evenly. It may take about 2 mins. of frying on each side. Adjust the flame if it is too much. Fry few vadas at a time to maintain the temperature of the oil & to avoid soggy vadas. Leave sufficient space for the vadas to fry or they will stick together. Lift the vadas with a slotted spoon. Drain the oil completely & transfer to a plate lined with tissue paper…
…olive oil in a pan on med. heat.To this add the chicken strips & stir fry for 3 mins. Then add sliced mushrooms & stir fry for 2 mins.Add capsicum, corn niblets, soya sauce, honey & stir. Sprinkle chilli flakes, oregano & add salt to taste. Keep the stir fry aside. Assembling the Pizza : Lightly apply butter on the pizza bases. Spread prepared pizza sauce on the bases & sprinkle some cheese(both cheeses to be mixed togethe…
…en add chopped onions & fry till light brown.Add ginger garlic paste, chilli pwd. ½ tsp. turmeric pwd. & fry for a minute.Add chopped tomatoes, sugar & fry till the tomatoes are soft.Add curds & mix & fry till oil separates.Then add the marinated prawns, biryani masala pwd. & fry till the prawns are cooked.Keep aside 3 tbsps. of rice & add the remaining cooked rice to the wok & toss & fry well.Add salt…
…& cauliflower may be used to prepare soup or use sparingly in the stir fry to moisten the vegetables if it is too dry. Heat a wok/kadhai or fry pan with oil till hot. Add mustard seeds, green cardamom and a sprig of curry leaves. Let it splutter. Saute the ginger and garlic on low heat till rawness disappears. Add the onions and sauté till soft and translucent. Add all the dry spice powders except the garam masala pwd. and then sauté for a few…
…gredients : 2 tbsps. fresh Carrot (grated or shredded) A sprinkling of Red Chilli Flakes 1 Thai Red Chilli (finely diced or sliced) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (grated) 1 flake fresh Garlic (finely chopped) ¾ cup Water 1 tbsp. Dark Soy Sauce ½ tbsp. Honey 1 tsp. Red Chilli Sauce A dash of Rice Vinegar A sprinkling of Black or White Pepper Salt to taste Sugar to taste (optional) Procedure : In a bowl, stir well to combine dark soy sauce, honey, red chilli…
…0 gms. White Pumpkin (peeled & diced into large chunks) 1 dry Kashmiri Chilli (remove stem & discard seeds) 1 cup fresh Coconut (scraped) ½ cup fresh thick Coconut milk (optional) 2 med. Onions (peeled & finely chopped) 2 fresh Green Chillies (slit) 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger (grated) 1 ½ tbsp. fresh Garlic paste 1 tbsps. dry Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Khus- khus (white Poppy Seeds) 1 tsp. Cumin Seeds ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. A pinch – Sugar 2 tbsp…