Friday, June 6, 2008

Goan Meat Dishes

Sorpotel a Goan DelicacySorpotel a Goan Delicacy

The word Sorpotel has not only a legacy but an interesting history associated with it. Sorpotel is a Goan Delicacy that is not only known in the Goan community but to everyone who has visited Goa.

Chicken XacutiChicken Xacuti

Most people know that Chicken Xacuti is actually pronounced as shakuti. Its a unique dish that consists of Poppy seeds and Kashmiri Chillies. The pronunciation "Shakuti" is most probably derived from the word "Chacuti" which is Portuguese...

Chicken Cafreal my Personal FavoriteChicken Cafreal my Personal Favorite

This is one of my all time favorite kind of chicken recipes, its like the tandoori chicken of Goa, except of course its green in colour. Since I was a kid cafreal chicken has made my mouth water.

Goan Meat Curry with VegetablesGoan Meat Curry with Vegetables

A while since a new recipe has been posted here, today I have for you a delicious Goan meat curry. You can use either Beef or Mutton, its tastier with Mutton. We are prepare it with Veal in this recipe.

The Fiery Goan Pork VindalooThe Fiery Goan Pork Vindaloo

Pork Vindaloo is synonymous with Goan food, but how does it get its name? After some research we found out that vin stands for vinegar and ahlo means garlic in Portuguese.

Goan Roast ChickenGoan Roast Chicken

This Goan recipe is fairly simple to make, it involves the Goan five spice masala. The chicken roast goes well in sandwiches when shredded and can also be eaten as a snack when made with bits as its a dry dish.

Salted PorkSalted Pork

Salted pork is an easy to make appetizer that hardly requires cooking time and ingredients. You will be suprised that such a simple dish could end up being so tasty!

Salted PorkMutton Xacuti

We decided to make the Mutton Xacuti, its virtually the same as the Chicken Xacuti, except the cooking time takes a while longer. But Mutton sure is tastier than Chicken :)

FeijoadaFeijoada

Feijoada is red beans from Goa with pork cooked with a curry and served with rice. Introduced by the Portugese, Feijoada is yummy and easy to make!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the recipes you have posted on this site. Tried the sorpotel for Christmas and was a big hit. Ur a luck guy to have ur mum cook up this fare for you :)

Compliments of the Season & Happy New Year!

Mignonne

Crescentia said...

hi i am new to this site an i am already loving it. I was wondering if you have a recipe for pork roast.

Keep up the good work.
Crescentia

Clyde said...

@ crecentia

theres a recipe for salted pork, perhaps you can blend the chicken roast recipe with it and come up with something for now :)

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