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”
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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”
Aambadyaachi Uddamethi
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. Aambadyaachi Uddamethi is a mildly spiced recipe made in a coconut based gravy. Uddamethi is a recipe which uses urad dal andContinue reading “Aambadyaachi Uddamethi”
Aambadyaachi Korom
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 using aambade are on the menu during Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali. Aambadyaachi Korom is one such recipe. During Diwali, thisContinue reading “Aambadyaachi Korom”
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”
Dhavi Bhaji
Click here to like! “Dhavi Bhaji” is a Goan name for Amaranth. It is a kind of green leafy vegetable which is very famous in Goa. The red amaranth or tambdi bhaji is the more popular variant. I am unsure of how the name “dhavi bhaji” came into being. Dhavi means white, and this vegetableContinue reading “Dhavi Bhaji”
Rava Ladoo
Click here to like! I believe ladoos are every Indian kid’s favorite treat! Most of us have memories where we were not rewarded for good work with chocolate but rather with homemade happiness that came in a spherical shape. Rava ladoos are one of my favorites! They are easy to make. If you do notContinue reading “Rava Ladoo”
Masoor Bhaji
Click here to like! I am a working wife who loves to cook! But we all have those days when you are physically exhausted and do not wish to spend your time in the kitchen. That is why I love the Goan way of preparing vegetables! It is a one pot method in which theContinue reading “Masoor Bhaji”
Kaju Tonak
Click here to like! Cashews are knows as “kaju” in Konkani. The cashew has a fleshy juicy top which is the actual fruit called the “cashew apple”. The seed at the bottom is the cashew nut that most of us are familiar with. In the summer time in Goa, you will find raw cashew nutsContinue reading “Kaju Tonak”
Cafreal Kheema Pao
Click here to like! Cafreal is a green paste made with greens and spices which was introduced in Goa by the Portuguese. It has African culinary influences which were adopted by the Portuguese. In my previous post, I have posted the recipe for making Cafreal masala. Here is my twist on the famous Indian streetContinue reading “Cafreal Kheema Pao”
Cafreal Masala
Click here to like! Cafreal masala is a green paste made with greens and spices which was introduced in Goa by the Portuguese. African culinary influence were adopted by the Portuguese to provide this jewel of a recipe to us. In Goa, chicken cafreal is a renowned dish. However, this masala has been used forContinue reading “Cafreal Masala”
Kangaanche Ghons
Click here to like! Kangaache Ghons are noodle or nest like papads made with local Goan sweet potatoes, called kangaa. These sweet potatoes have a starchy texture and have few strings in their flesh. They are key to making this recipe because other types of sweet potatoes may have a stringy texture which interferes withContinue reading “Kangaanche Ghons”
Vodyo
Click here to like! Vodyo, are small, dried nuggets (if you will) made with ash gourd (known as Kuvalo in Konkani) and urad dal mixed with spices. Ash gourd is usually available in the months of December through January in Goa. These are made in most Goan Hindu homes during winter. Since they last aroundContinue reading “Vodyo”
Chicken Sukka
Click here to like! Chicken Sukka was one of my favorite dishes to eat as a take out meal. Even though this dish finds its roots in Mangalore, many Goans have come to love it! In Margao, near Fatorda Stadium, there is a famous restaurant called Sharda which serves, in my opinion, one of theContinue reading “Chicken Sukka”
Goan Stuffed Pomfret
Click here to like! I was a very picky fish eater growing up (amazing, how much that has changed now that I don’t get fish easily!). So my dad would always try to buy fish that I like. Stuffed bangda or mackerel is very popular in my household. However, bangda was not a fish thatContinue reading “Goan Stuffed Pomfret”
Tisryaache Sukhe
Click here to like! Tisryo or clams are a delicacy that is unfortunately becoming rare these days in Goa secondary to overfishing. I remember my mom telling me stories of her summer holidays when she would go, along with her siblings, to harvest clams by the Sal River in Assolna. She still mentions how differentContinue reading “Tisryaache Sukhe”