…egar brings in the much needed tang and a light touch of sugar makes it glossy and cuts the spice to balance all flavors.The finely chopped colorful vegetables bring relief to the deep brown soup. Full of protein and vitamins this soup is so comforting irrespective of the weather and climate. Combat cold and feel the warmth with this piping hot nutritious soup with crunchy noodles. It is the crunchy deep fried noodles which makes Manchow soup spec…
…aromatic and mildly spiced Simple Goan Red Chicken Curry. Enjoy the goodness of this simple, quick and easy curry with ingredients which are always available in your pantry. 😀 For the Marinade : 500 gms Chicken on the bone without skin (washed) 1 tbsp. fresh Garlic paste ½ tbsp. fresh Ginger paste Marinate the washed chicken pieces with ginger-garlic paste and 1 tsp. salt for about 20 mins. 3 Potatoes (peeled & soaked in water) (optional) 1 l…
…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…
…sp. Black Pepper pwd. (optional) Procedure: Wash & drain the fish slices. Combine ginger- garlic paste with salt to taste and lightly rub into the fish slices. Marinate for about 15 minutes in a bowl. Combine dry spice mix ingredients and sprinkle on to the marinated fish slices. Toss the fish slices in the bowl to coat evenly. Roll each slice of fish in the dry rawa and place on a plate/tray. Pan-fry the fish slices until cooked, crisp &…
…better grilled… from breads, vegetables, seafood and meats to fruits and desserts. Outdoor entertaining is great fun if you have a sufficiently large open space…barbecues and grills, the flavor of charcoal permeating the food enjoyed with mugs of chilled beer or wine; especially if the weather is great. Do not worry if you do not have great open spaces or a charcoal /electric/gas fired barbecue. You can still have all the fun and enjoy it by grill…
…1 tsp. garlic paste & saute on low heat for about a minute till rawness disappears. Then add red chilli paste, cumin pwd., mixed spice pwd., & sugar & fry well for another minute till the rawness disappears; add vinegar & stir well. Let it simmer for about 2 mins. Adjust salt to taste. Keep aside to cool. Assembling & Pan Frying of the Stuffed Tiger Prawns : Fill the reserved cooked masala in the slit marinated tiger praw…
…mixed lentils/dals (tur-1/2 cup, masoor, moong- ¼ cup each) 500 gms. Boneless Chicken pieces or with bone 1 large Onion (peeled & sliced) 2 med. Potatoes (peeled & cubed) 1 cup Bottle Gourd (peeled & cubed) 1 cup Red Pumpkin (peeled & cubed) 1 med, Brinjal (cubed) 4 tbsps. fresh Fenugreek Leaves (chopped)/Kasuri Methi (dry leaves) 2 fresh Green Chillies 1 tsp. Red Chilli Pwd. 3 tbsps. Tomato Puree 1 tsp. Turmeric Pwd. 4 tbsps. fres…
…ld when you appreciate me each time. I love to receive your phone calls, messages and positive inputs. Your love and friendship inspires and motivates me to bring to you my old favorites and share new recipes which I develop and re-create in my kitchen. I am so glad that you are the reason to the renewed energy and reviving long lost and forgotten Goan and Portuguese Cuisine. Blogging is now an integral part of my life and I think I am addicted to…
…ation I am speaking about? … So here it is … Hilda’s Touch of Spice has crossed 200 posts & 2 lakh pageviews! Now doesn’t this call for a dual celebration? So I baked this awesome cake which is a combination of crème caramel & rainbow cake! Both these being our all time favorites… This cake is so elegant, colorful & attractive to serve as a dessert at all celebratory occasions… especially children’s parties. In fact, it will definitely…
…uld like to celebrate it with the most popular & traditional Indian dessert.. Gajar Ka Halwa.. This Carrot Halwa is especially for all my friends, well wishers, members, followers, fellow bloggers & visitors of my blog who continue to love, support, motivate & encourage me in my quest for new recipes & sharing all my favorite, precious, tested & loved recipes! I will continue my culinary journey of bringing to you all the…