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…
…oconut oil brings out the flavors better. Prawn Temperado tastes best with Goan parboiled rice, sannas, dosas and bread. You can enjoy it with normal steamed rice as well. Children and adults who like mildly spiced curries will love it! I cooked this Prawn Temperado in virgin coconut oil and in a clay pot. We all relished it with sponge dosas the first day and the next day with rice. It did bring back sweet memories of our Goa vacations …Enjoy! 😀…
This delicious Goan Beef and Vegetable Curry is nutritious with the goodness of fresh seasonal vegetables. The curry can be mildly spicy to very hot and spicy. To increase the heat you need to retain the seeds of the chillies and be a little liberal with the ginger. It is always better to maintain a balance to get a lip smacking curry to enjoy, relish and above all to retain the taste of the meat along with the vegetables. The cooked meat should…
…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…
…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…
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…
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…
We Goans love fish & seafood! In fact, it is an integral part of our daily diet. All coastal regions especially the Konkan belt enjoys the wonderful treasure of fish & seafood everyday. It is not only fresh fish but dry & salted fish is also consumed & relished in Goa & coastal areas. Earlier, due to heavy rains in the monsoons the fishermen would avoid or refrain from fishing from June to August as the sea would be rough &am…
…ristmas’ & a fun filled holiday season with family, friends & good food… Ingredients : 2 cups Maida (Refined Flour) ¾ cup Sugar or to taste A pinch or two of Salt 3 tbsp. Ghee/Butter 1 tsp. Vanilla Essence Water/milk/Coconut Milk for kneading Vegetable Oil for deep frying Procedure : In a sufficiently large bow/food processor, combine together the flour, sugar & salt to taste. Slightly melt the butter/ghee in a pan & add it to the…
…pleasure to share all the lovely food that excites me; especially all the Goan food that we relish each day and with enthusiasm look forward to share many more. Even though we love all cuisines and I keep posting them; Goan Cuisine tops the list for us. How many of my Goan recipes have you tried till date? Do continue to visit and try out if you haven’t as yet. My journey of food blogging has just begun… it again feels like the first post! 🙂 Ingr…