…ugar, pepper pwd., garam masala pwd. and stir to combine well. Add vinegar; stir. Adjust salt to taste. Taste to check seasoning. Serve immediately garnished with chopped coriander leaves. Enjoy your Goan Spicy Prawn Chilli Fry with Goan pao/ ladi pav, bread slices, neer dosa, or any of your favorite breads. It goes well with pulao or as a side with Goan rice & curry….
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…ough to a bowl. Similarly, repeat this process until all the mixture is formed into a dough. Then take small portions of this dough and roll into balls or small cylindrical shape just like the way we shape croquettes/croquetas or any desired shape. These are “Goan Pinaca.” Roll them into dry rice flour and then place the finished deep dark balls of Goan Pinaca on a tray/plate/platter. Leave to dry for a couple of hours or set until fir…
…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…
…he meat i.e. the fat & skin side of the meat. Place the whole chunk of pork in the bowl and rub in the marinade. Make sure to get the marinade into the scored slits. Keep the bowl of meat in the fridge to marinate for 8-12 hours but preferably overnight. When ready to roast, place the scored side of the meat in a roasting tray. Pour the remaining marinade on top of the meat. Roast uncovered in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 2 hours and then red…