…orts of fritters made with various types of bananas. This nutritious & healthy fruit provided by nature will always be numero uno in my list of favorite & popular fruits even though in today’s modern world dieticians specializing in drawing up diets for lean bodies look down upon it & emphasize that it is loaded in calories & to avoid it. Bananas have innumerable health benefits. It is a rich source of potassium, low on salt &…
…Add the strained ginger slices and a pinch of salt to it. Stir well. Cook the mixture until you get a sufficiently thick syrup of pouring consistency and the ginger is tender. Remove from heat and strain the mixture. Bottle the syrup in a sterilized jar or bottle and use in recipes which include ginger syrup. Toss the drained ginger slices in caster sugar and place on a rack to dry completely. Store Homemade Candied Ginger in an air tight contain…
…lamb, mutton, beef or vegetables and savor it. You can also try my earlier recipes for Pork Vindaloo and Fish Vindaloo. The quantity of ingredients differ a little to accommodate the flavors of meat and seafood. My hubby loves pork and I have a special preference for sea food but we all like beef. Today’s recipe is especially for all those who like beef. This post was long overdue! Enjoy this lovely preparation which is reasonably hot and spicy; h…
…nal sweet which is a part of the Goan Christmas platter. There are several recipes for cocada in various parts of the world. They 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 in…
…then check out the Butter Chicken recipe. Have you tried my earlier tikka recipes? If not then do try Oven Baked Chicken Tikka & Chicken Tikka Biryani. Even though we patronize local tandoori restaurants and take aways, I do make tikkas at home. My younger son is very fond of paneer and all of us like it too. So here is a super easy recipe for soft and juicy paneer tikkas with vegetables which is not at all cumbersome. When you make it, you w…
…cially among the Bombay / Mumbai East Indian Community. Dates and nuts are healthy, nutritious and has immense medicinal value. They are power packed with energy are an instant pick me up. They are a perfect combination in several interesting recipes. My friend Maria Rose from Jaipur wanted me to post this recipe of Date Rolls since a very long time. Now that Christmas is just around the corner, she kept requesting me to do so. Well, we always end…
…akes. If you like salad and savouries then you could try my popular carrot recipes; Carrot & Apple Muffins,Fresh Carrot & Grape Salad, Gajar ka Halwa. Today’s recipe is Carrot Cupcakes which can be baked as a holiday treat. They are light, moist, fruity and with some crunchy nuts. A good way of including carrots in your diet; especially for kids who do not like to eat carrots. These individual sweet goodies are delicious and nutritious as…
…the recipe for you to make savory and sweet desserts and to use in as many recipes that call for cream cheese. 😀 Ingredients : 1 litre Milk (I used low fat cow’s milk) 1 tbsp. Curds/Yoghurt (should not be sour) 1 tbsp. Lime Juice or Vinegar (I prefer using lime juice) Procedure : Boil milk, add lime juice; stir gradually, continuously until it curdles and you can see separation of cheese and whey. Strain through a fine sieve or use a cheese cloth/…
…s delicately soft. Very famous years ago on the net, you will find several recipes to this delicious cake. I so wanted to try this one and wanted it to be a small cake because I was not sure how this would turn out to be! After several trials, I finally baked this one with my Homemade Cream Cheese. It turned out well but I would have preferred a better texture. My family had no complaints whatsoever and enjoyed it. My hubby who watched me closely…
…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! 🙂 Ingredients: 175 gm Digestive Biscuits; crushed to a fine powder 75 gm Butter; melted 175 gm dried Blueberries or fresh Blueberries 450 gm Cream Cheese 150 gm Caster Sugar 4 Eggs; lightly beaten 1 tsp Van…