Click here to like! Growing up, my granny’s fridge would always be stocked with different kinds of homemade jams. I never really had a sweet tooth. But I love fruits and pineapple is one of my favorites! Even though, maangad or Mango jam is famous in Goa, pineapple jam might be the only jam thatContinue reading “Ansa Halwo/Pineapple Jam”
Category Archives: Pickles and Preserves
Kholatlyo Amblyo
Click here to like! If you grew up in Goa like me, the title of this recipe itself must have made you salivate and remember the salty- tangy taste of this delicious pre-summer pickle. My granny would make stuffed mango pickle every summer. The first step to making this pickle was to make kholatlyo amblyo.Continue reading “Kholatlyo Amblyo”
Brinjal Pickle
Click here to like! Brinjals or eggplants used to be one of my favorite vegetables until I found out I was allergic to them š For the same reason, I do no usually bring eggplants home. However, when I feel bad that my husband is missing out on this yummy vegetable, I try to makeContinue reading “Brinjal Pickle”
Toranche Godh Lonche
Click here to like! Godh lonche was made every year by my granny during the summer. I remember all my aunts were assigned a different task by her. One would peel the raw mangoes, while the other sat on the adoli to cut them.Ā One would be getting the masalas ready and the other crushingContinue reading “Toranche Godh Lonche”
Ghee/Tup
Click here to like! Ghee has been declared a superfood in the western world. However, for us Indians it was an everyday ordeal! Remember the times you would get upset with your mom for putting that extra dollop of ghee on your chapati or parathas for the fear of putting on those extra pounds! SheContinue reading “Ghee/Tup”
Cranberry Pickle
Click here to like! I am a big proponent of eating seasonal fruits and vegetables. There is a reason why they grow in a particular season and I truly believe that our body needs those ingredients at that particular time of the year. When in India, one of my favorite juices to drink used toContinue reading “Cranberry Pickle”
Stuffed Mango Pickle
Click here to like! Summertime brings with it seasonal fruits. Of course, the king of them all is the mango! Like most of India, Goans also likeĀ to store this seasonal fruit for the rest of the year in many forms. The most popular of them all is the stuffed mango pickle. It is called bharilleĀ loncheĀ orContinue reading “Stuffed Mango Pickle”
Prawns Balchao
Click here to like! When I think of prawns balchao, I am reminded of my hostel days. I studied in Belgaum. Despite the lovely weather and fresh vegetables that Belgaum had to offer, one thing that it did not was fresh fish. So prawns balchao was a savior every time I missed home cooked food,Continue reading “Prawns Balchao”
Mutton Pickle
Click here to like! I was first introduced to mutton pickle by one of my friends whose mom sent it for him from India. I was so intrigued and surprised that it did not even strike me that meat could be preserved and turned into pickles just like fish is in Goa. Adding a lotContinue reading “Mutton Pickle”
Spiced Fresh Fig Jam
Click here to like! An interesting fact about figs is that it they not fruits but a flower! Regardless, their soft texture, sweet taste and delicate flavor make them one of my favorites to eat! Growing up I loved dried figs and never really had fresh ones. But once I tasted a fresh fig thereContinue reading “Spiced Fresh Fig Jam”
Aambadyaache Lonche
Click here to like! Hog Plum, known as “aambade” in Goa, is a sour fruit that grows in bunches. These are usually in season during the monsoons and through the beginning of winter. However, we Goans love to enjoy our fruits even when out of season. One way to do this is to make pickles,Continue reading “Aambadyaache Lonche”
Aambadyaache Godh Lonche
Click here to like! Hog Plum, known as “aambade” in Goa, is a sour fruit that grows in bunches. These are usually in season during the monsoons and through the beginning of winter. However, we Goans love to enjoy our fruits even when out of season. One way to do this is to make pickles.Continue reading “Aambadyaache Godh Lonche”
Kholaantle Aambade
Click here to like! Hog Plum, known as “aambade” in Goa, is a sour fruit that grows in bunches. These are usually in season during the monsoons and through the beginning of winter. Recipes made from aambade are on the menu during Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali. We Goans love to enjoy our fruits even whenContinue reading “Kholaantle Aambade”