…ani/Ragi/Finger Millet/African Millet 1 fresh Coconut (scraped) 2 nos. Goa Pyramid Jaggery (Palm Jaggery) or to taste A pinch of Salt Water as required Method : Pick, winnow, wash & soak nachni grains in sufficient water for about 4 hours. Strain out the water completely. Grind together nachni & scraped coconut with sufficient water in a masala grinder, to a fine paste. Extract the milk from the ground paste with the help of a fine meshed…
…onsuming process could get to you so if you ever plan to make the gorgeous Goan Bebinca. It is extremely important to keep yourself free for the day. You need to be relaxed and all prepped, geared up and passionate enough to bake this one. Bebinca truly tests one’s patience and is a labour of love. To make the experience of baking the Goan Bebinca a breeze, you need to focus completely on it. Well, I have had a few failures but failures are steppi…
…& 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 easy & simple mod…
…are the most popular and well loved Goan snack or appetizer. Almost every Goan relishes and enjoys it at all occasions. Beef croquettes are an essential part of Goan cuisine and served at Christmas, Easter, New Year, weddings, parties, birthdays and all celebratory occasions. Besides, it is also a part of everyday meals. Any feast celebration and Sunday meals are incomplete without it. In Goa, authentic Goan restaurants, small eateries and bakeri…
…choose it is delicious but the selected popular bread is pao. After all we Goans cannot do without our pav and so we serve with pav /pao. Do give it a try… may be at breakfast or make it a simple meal. Enjoy! 🙂 Ingredients: ½ cup dried White Peas / Ragda White Vatana 2 med Potatoes (washed, peeled & chopped into chunks) 1 med Onion (peeled & finely chopped) A pinch or two of Turmeric powder ¼ tsp dry Kashmiri Chilli powder or to taste Salt…
…food. I have mine stored in clear bottles and I find no change in quality. Goan curries are popular and loved all over the world and we are known to enjoy and relish our traditional favorites of meat and seafood; fresh as well as dried and pickled. We also do include a lot of vegetables and fruits in our daily diet. To enjoy a perfect balance in our meals we prefer cooking our vegetables with minimal spices and include plenty of fresh coconut and…
…ed as a chilli fry. There is a vast variety of interesting spice pastes in Goan-Portuguese cuisine, Goan Saraswat cuisine, Mangalorean cuisine and East Indian community of Bombay / Mumbai for fish curries and sea food. Speaking of curries, I think, Goan Fresh Bombil Ambot Tik is preferred to a regular curry with bombil. Some may differ but in my home we always made an Ambot Tik if we ever wanted to enjoy a curry with fresh Bombil. Sometimes, a sim…
…y often included in traditional Konkan thali meals. So here is the popular Goan Dry Prawn Kismur which is simple, easy & quick to prepare with just a few ingredients. If you love Goan food… especially dry or fresh fish & seafood… then just give it a try… it could be the highlight of your meal! 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup cleaned Dry Prawns (Sungta)/Galmo Lemon sized ball of Tamarind 2-3 Kokum (Sola/amsol) (lightly rinsed) (optional) 1 tsp. Red C…
…kerel or fried prawns. Besides, you also have foogath as a side & some Goan pickles with your plate of fish curry rice. We Goans love our fish curry to be less pungent & spicy. In fact, we like it to be smooth but tangy & with balanced spice. Today’s post is the ever popular Mackerel (Bangda ) Curry with Goan boiled rice. Enjoy this wonderful staple diet of Goa which is a true soul satisfying comfort food! 😀 Ingredients for the Fish Cu…
…steamed sweet. The base is made of rice paste & the filling is made of Goan Pyramid Jaggery & scraped fresh coconut which is encased in turmeric leaves & steamed in a steamer called “Komfro” in Konkannim. This sweet is steamed in turmeric leaves which impart its distinct aromatic flavor into the sweet pancake. While steaming, the entire house is enveloped with the fragrance of turmeric leaves. I remember the times when my grandmother w…