Sorak is the simple curry known to be made during the monsoon season in Goa, the reasons were discussed in our earlier post on Samarachi Kodi. Sorak Masala Ingredients: 6 Kasmiri Chillies knock of the seeds if necessary 1/2 a Ground Coconut 3 Garlic Flakes ½ Teaspoon Cumin seeds 2 Teaspoons Coriander seeds 4 – […]
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Sannas ~ The Goan Idli
Sannas complement most goan dishes, the fluffy rice cakes that go amazingly well with the pork vindaloo and sorpotel. Although the traditional Sannas have toddy as an ingredient, due to the lack of availability and for the sake of convenience we have Sannas without toddy. Goa rice is preferred to get the right texture and […]
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 […]
Patoleo : the August 15th Goan Sweet
Patolleo or Patoleo, pronounced at pathayo, is a Goan sweet prepared for the feast of the Assumption of Mary. The time when the first corn is offered for a good harvesting season. Lets learn how to make the Patoleo! Patolleo Ingredients: 1/4 kg Goa red rice, or boiled rice (big fat unpolished rice) 1/2 a […]
Crab Xacuti
While we were in Goa, if you recollect the market visit where we clicked a picture of those delicious goan sausages, we also came across some lively crabs, pun intended. They were still well moving about, anyway we managed to get 8 crabs for Rs100, that was a pretty good deal. Would never get a […]
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 […]
Prawn and Lady Finger Curry
This dish is known as the Prawn and Bendé curry, that’s what we call it at home. Its been one of the dishes we have virtually grown up on. This is also the first Goan sea food recipe on the blog, suprisingly! Will try to get more up as soon as possible till then lets […]
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 […]
