Goan Sweets & Desserts

Perad, Guava Jam or Cheese

Perad is a another well known Goan delicacy that serves two purposes, it can be eaten for breakfast on toast when it is not fully cooked or as a dessert when fully cooked. This recipe is the thick dark red Goan Perad.

Walnut Drops

This recipe was thought to my mother forty years ago, when she was in her 10th grade by her teacher. She never really made these sweets until much later on in her life, now its an every year Christmas Special that sells like hotcakes.

Milk Cream for a White Christmas

This is another yummy, easy to do, requires a lot of stirring not too many ingredients. I have been away from home for a while, I had some of these pictures with me so I decided to put this recipe up.

Bibinca Goa's Favorite Dessert

Bibinca, the multi layered Goan cake, that can be eaten at any time of the day. Put it in your chapatis and have it for breakfast, with ice cream or alone as a dessert, whichever way you like it.

Godshe the Simple Goan Dessert

Godshe reminds me of my good old school days when I would come back home for tea wondering what mother would have read to gobble up, Godshe was one of those finest tea time surprises she had in store.

Desiccated Coconut Cake from Egg Whites

This recipe is a quick fix for all the extra egg whites when you make a Bibinca. Yes instead of getting rid of the egg whites, collect them and use them later on to make this cake. It is quite tasty but not as excellent as a normal coconut cake.

Coconut Jaggery Pancakes

Mom decided to put up a Pancake recipe since Shrove Tuesday is around the corner, noted for pancake eating customs, also known as Pancake Day.

Bolinhas the Teatime Treat

Bolinhas, a teatime coconut delight that is easy and quick to make. The end result is a soft, tasty Bolinha that crumbles in your mouth.

Coconut Ice

Ground cashews, cooconut, ghee and rava come together to make yet another delicious goan sweet, found on the platter mainly during Christmas time.

Patolleo

Steamed goa rice, in turmeric leaves, stuffed with spiced jaggery and coconut form the Patolleo. Patolleo is cooked on August 15, for the feast of the assumption of Mary.

Doce Baji

Doce Bhaji is the Goan version of lapsi and recommended for nursing mothers. An easy preparation of broken wheat and coconut milk, an excellent tea-time snack.

Channa Doss

Channa Doss, needs no introduction, it's a traditional sweet that every goan is acquainted with! Its usually part of a Goa returnees gift for friends and family!

Kokad

Another Christmas time specialty with love from goa, Kokad, the crunchy coconut sweet with semolina cooked on a slow fire to delight your taste buds!