Kulkuls forms an integral part of the sweets distributed to family and friends during Christmas. Some say that its a form of Filhoses Enrolodas, the Portugese Christmas sweet, although if any of you know more about the history of Kulkuls, do feel free to share. But for now, we have our Kulkul recipe, with a […]
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Kokad ~ Christmas Goes Coconuts!
All Goan sweets require a lot of patience to get them right, getting them right the first time is always a task, the most important thing is to know when your sweet is ready to take off the fire the Kokad, Milk Cream, ,Doss, Coconut Ice all of them need to be removed when they […]
Neureos for a Special Goan Christmas
For all the people who requested Neureos, you can consider this to be our Christmas gift to you. As promised right in time for Christmas, wish we could put this up earlier but as they say better late then never 🙂 Before we indulge our selves, a quick fact, as usual, people who know your […]
Coconut Ice
Yet another Goan sweet, that also finds its way to the table for Christmas, Coconut Ice. The Chef says that it used to be called the Coconut Cordial though it seems this is a liquid drink now days, anyone can shed some light on this? Was the coconut the Goan coconut cordial? Like all Goan […]
Channa Doss
Channa Doss or Doce is a Goan sweet that requires very few ingredients but lot of patience and tremendous amount of stirring. Its fairly easy to make and the end result is one of the simplist sweets that still ends up getting consumed too soon. Prior to starting let we warn you that its a […]
Bolinhas the Teatime Treat
Bolinhas, another teatime delight that can double up as something special on your table’s Christmas Offerings. Easy to do, the procedure is not time consuming but would be better if you can leave part mixture overnight. The end result is a soft, tasty Bolinha that crumbles in your mouth and as always leaving you with […]
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, its made during Christmas and well the magic of it is to get a […]
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 prefer you know that you would want another slice of that delicious Bibinca once again. Get ready to […]
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 will teach you to make the thick dark red Goan Perad. Perade is how my mother spells it in the […]
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 and goes down like hotcakes. Walnut Drops are relatively easy to make with […]
