Click here to like! When you have too much pineapple jam on hand, you make a cake 🙂 This recipe was a result of too much jam laying around and us wanting to eat something new instead, kind of deal 😀 This cake has a subtle coconut flavor and chunky pineapple pieces that will leaveContinue reading “Pineapple Coconut Tea Cake”
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Mirsaanga Ros-Goan Chili Curry
Click here to like! When outsiders think of Goan cuisine, they mostly think of fish curry, and rice. However, our cuisine has some hidden treasures which, unfortunately, even some Goans have forgotten about. This chili curry or mirsaanga ros is one such gem! Vegetarian food was cooked on almost half the days of the weekContinue reading “Mirsaanga Ros-Goan Chili Curry”
Kangaachi Nevri
Click here to like! My mom was a working woman. Growing up lunch was mostly made by a maid. However, she always made sure she made something amazing for evening snack time. She usually would make some fusion or fun recipes she saw on cooking shows. However, my favorites were the traditional ones. Kangaachi nevriContinue reading “Kangaachi Nevri”
Patoleo
Click here to like! One thing I love about regional cuisine is how it manages to flawlessly incorporate seasonal food into traditions. Shravan, the month which is considered very auspicious among the Hindus has begun. With Shravan come different traditions and of course what follows are all the delicious foods and recipes linked with thoseContinue reading “Patoleo”
Coconut-Curry Leaf Chicken
Click here to like! I am all about simple cooking. I try to make meals that are healthy, do not need a lot of time or effort to make, but yet taste delicious. This is one of my recipes that came to being when I was short on ingredients, had a busy schedule but stillContinue reading “Coconut-Curry Leaf Chicken”
Kann
Click here to like! Kann is a Goan dessert made especially for Mahashivaratri. It is eaten while fasting during most Hindu festivals. Traditionally, the whole moong was roasted and then crushed on a daatem (stone) to separate the shells. I remember my grandmother making this the traditional way. I would love to help her turnContinue reading “Kann”
Laksa
Click here to like! The first time I had this soup was in Singapore. When you take a sip of this soup, there are so many flavors bursting in your mouth- sweet, spicy, sour, salty! Laksa is a hearty and healthy coconut based soup. This soup is served with a number of sides of freshContinue reading “Laksa”
Ukkadilli Tandlam Godh Bhakri
Click here to like! Today is Makarsankranthi. It is supposed to be the coldest night of the year and marks the end of winter. A lot of customs surrounding this festival reflect that. Black is not considered a very auspicious color, however, on this day ladies wear black sarees in some parts of India. BeingContinue reading “Ukkadilli Tandlam Godh Bhakri”
Nallacho Ros
Click here to like! Goa is blessed with coconut trees. We, Goans, use coconut in almost all our food from breakfast to lunch to desserts. Coconut milk is freshly squeezed at home to make curries, kadi or ros. When milk is squeezed out of the coconut, the first round of thick coconut milk is calledContinue reading “Nallacho Ros”
Coconut Peanut Chutney
Click here to like! The best gift of South India to the rest of the world is dosa. Dosa is a fermented rice crepe that is usually served with chutney and sambhar. It amazes me how many different kind of chutneys can be made to enhance the taste of a simple dosa. Coconut peanut chutneyContinue reading “Coconut Peanut Chutney”