Shawarma Pockets

Click here to like! Once in a while, (if not often!) we all crave that yummy, unhealthy street food! For me it is chaat but for my husband who grew up in the Middle East, it is shawarma. He is so crazy about shawarma that he actually got some back from Bahrain to the USAContinue reading “Shawarma Pockets”

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 🙁 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”

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”

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”