Search Results: label/rava cake (56)

Bakes
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…ne. Christmas, New Year, Easter and Weddings have the customary Rich Fruit Cake on the sweet table. Goans are proud to serve their special Fruit Cakes loaded with fruit soaked in alcohol which includes the good old Candied Ginger and Citrus Peels and it is the King of their sweet festive platter. Store bought ones are so expensive and sometimes it may not be available. There is no need to buy and your search ends here when you take that much neede…

Cakes
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…et me know. I have used dry blueberries and blueberry crush for this cheesecake. It turned out really well and made it a celebratory cake for my 5th Blog Anniversary. It is a 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 re…

Christmas
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…Roce Cookies, Bolinhas, Neurio, Kulkuls, Kormolas, Baath Cake, Rich Fruit Cake… all these delectable sweets are already on this space and now… another addition to the (Kuswar) Goan festive sweet table… PINACA! So here is the recipe if you would like to try. I used a cookie stamp just to remember my childhood days. Feel free to make designer ones or the traditional classic ones. 🙂 Just look at the picture… don’t they look pretty. Ingredients…

Chutneys & Pickles
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…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….

Fast Food
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…athas, phulkas…. Bhature Ingredients : 3 cups Maida ( Refined flour) ¼ cup Rava (Semolina) ½ cup Curds (slightly sour) ½ tsp. Baking pwd. 1 Egg (lightly beaten) ¼ tsp. Sugar Salt or to taste Sufficient water to make dough. Vegetable Oil for deep frying Method : In a sufficiently large bowl,  sieve maida with baking pwd. To this add semolina & mix together with salt. Dissolve sugar in curds. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the bea…

Curries
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…start thinking of the crunch associated with this one when deep fried with rava / semolina coating or battered, crumbed and golden fried to perfection. Even the salted and dried ones are loved by many even though they emit a strong odour. There are innumerable coastal recipes to make them delectable to eat with slight variations throughout the Konkan belt. Have your tried my Crisp Fried Fresh Bombay Duck and Dried Bombay Duck Chilli Fry? Every Goa…

Christmas
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…ese traditional goodies. 😀 For the Filling: 1 cup fresh Coconut (grated) 1 cake Goa Pyramid Jaggery or to taste (scraped with a knife) 1 tbsp. White Poppy Seeds (Khuskhus) ¼ cup broken unsalted Cashewnuts (roughly chopped) ¼ cup Raisins 5 pods Green Cardamom (powdered) A pinch of Salt To prepare the Filling : Lightly pan roast the poppy seeds on very low flame till the rawness disappears & you start getting a good aroma. Do not brown. In a suf…

Indian
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Khaman Dhokla is a traditional Gujarati savory snack. It is a steamed cake made of chickpea flour/gram flour which is rich in proteins & carbohydrates. It is typically served at breakfast or dinner as part of a Gujarathi Thali. It also makes a great tea time snack or even to serve at kids’ parties. Years ago I would enjoy this lovely Khaman Dhokla which was prepared on a cart in a by lane on M.G.Road in Pune. There would be a large crowd eac…

Desserts
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…overnight. To Glaze : Melt the prepared glaze in the microwave. The cheesecake should be frozen for glazing. Rub off ice crystals on the surface if any. Defrost for a few minutes. Retain the spring form. Pour the chocolate mirror glaze evenly on the surface. Reserve excess glaze; properly covered in the fridge for future use. Chill the cheesecake until well set. Release from spring form pan. Transfer on a serving platter. Decorate, slice and serv…

Goan
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…nts : 1 fresh Coconut (scraped/grated) 50 gms. Raw Rice (soak overnight) 1 cake Goa Pyramid Jaggery/Palm Jaggery or to taste(grated) 1 tbsp. Sugar (optional) 3 tbsps. Chana Dal (soak overnight) Salt to taste Procedure : Drain the soaked chana dal & boil with sufficient water & keep aside to use later. The chana dal should be soft but slightly firm. (It should not be mushy). Grind the coconut with enough water & strain to extract thick…

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