…n your preference. You could even fill a zip lock bag or a parchment paper cone and snip one end depending on how thin or thick you want your piping to be). Start from the center of the cookie and pipe spirals/swirls with enough gap in between the spirals. Cover the entire cookie with the spiral until you reach the outside edge. Use a toothpick to start from the center of your spiral/swirl. Lightly drag it in a straight line up to the edge. Repeat…
…ahead & steam some patoleo! This post of “Patoleo” is for you dear Fiona … my good friend. You have always encouraged & continue promoting my blog… Thank you Fiona… words are just not enough to express my gratitude to you. Thank you for stopping by dear visitors, friends & well wishers… & here’s wishing you “A very Happy Feast & Independence Day.” Ingredients : 200 gms. Goa Red Rice or boiled rice 1 fresh Coconut (scraped) 2 c…
…used Chitale’s) 1 tin Condensed Milk (I used Nestle’s) 100 gms Sugar (optional) 50 gms. fresh Cream (optional) 2 slices Bread without edges 3 tbsps. Corn flour + 4 tbsps. Milk 100 gms Pistachios 3 pods Green Cardamom (powdered) Few tbsps. Rose Water A pinch of Salt (optional) For the Topping : Rabdi/Basundi Rose Syrup/Rooh Afza Kewra Syrup/Essence Slivered Almonds/Pistachios Preparation of Kulfi : Make a paste of corn flour & milk. Keep aside…
…r with a fork. In a bowl mix together all the ingredients listed under marinade. Rub the marinade into the pork chunk with your hands. Massage the pork well. Marinate the pork for a couple of hours if you are in a hurry but preferably overnight. Heat the cooker body with oil until hot. Reduce heat and add all the dry whole spices. Let it splutter for a few seconds. Gently lower the marinated chunk of pork. Braise and sear the pork to seal in the j…
…not have for the Bebinca so I made it on the gas stove. My round conventional oven was too large to handle because I would have had to lift the huge lid each time. Well, it was a total failure!! I baked it in an aluminium handi which was light. I used dry coconut shells with some live charcoal on top of the cover which was not able to hold for long. It was a total disaster. The bottom of the dessert was charred and the top layers were undercooked…
…Shell Pasta (Conchigliette) Boiled & shredded Chicken as needed (optional) Fresh Basil & Walnut Pesto as needed 150 gms. grated Parmesan Cheese or Processed Cheddar Knob of Butter Olive Oil as needed Salt & Pepper to taste Procedure : Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the mini shells and cook as per packet instructions. Drain the pasta al dente (firm to the bite) in a colander/sieve over a large bowl, reserving some o…
…time treats… 😀 Ingredients : 2 cups Maida (Refined Flour) ½ cup fine Semolina/Rawa (optional) 2 tbsp. Sugar pwd. 2 tbsp. Vegetable Oil ¼ tsp. Salt 1 Egg ½ cup fresh Coconut Milk Vegetable Oil for deep frying Equipment to roll the Kulkuls/Curls: Fork/unused Comb or Plastic, Rubber or Wooden Kulkul rollers (now easily available in the stores) To prepare fresh Coconut Milk : Add ½ cup of warm water to 1 ½ cups of freshly grated coconut & grind to…
…me you will surely love them just the way we do… 😀 Ingredients : 8-10 Bhavnagari Chillies (long & broad chillies with stems) 8-10 Processed Cheese Slices 3 cups sifted Besan (Chick Pea Flour) 1 tbsp. Rice Flour (optional) 1 tsp. Red Chilli Pwd. or to taste ¼ tsp. Turmeric Pwd. ¼ tsp. Ajwain Seeds (Carrom Seeds) ¼ tsp. Jeera (Cumin Seeds) A pinch of Soda Bicarb/Baking Soda A pinch of Papad Khar Salt to taste Enough Water for the batter Refined…
…g trays, get your ingredients together & bake these authentic, traditional goodies this Christmas! 😀 Ingredients : 1 med. size Fresh Coconut (scraped) (only the white part) 250 gms. Rawa (Semolina) 250 gms. Sugar 1 tbsp. Ghee (Clarified Butter) 3 tbsps. Maida (Refined Flour) 1 level tsp. Baking Pwd. 3 Egg yolks 1 Egg White 10 pods Green Cardamom (skinned & freshly powdered) A pinch of Salt Water – just enough Procedure : First, grind…
…ur spirits. It is so delicious when you bite into the fresh crunchy fruit. Natural, sweet and so pure… What a melon!!! Eat it in its natural form or enjoy the fresh juice… it is pure bliss! As a child, whenever I spent summer vacations in Goa, the watermelons gave us respite from the killing heat of Goa. There were some watermelon fields close to our house and the fruit was smaller than a foot ball so each of us would get a whole fruit. They had a…