Pimprechi Karam (Cucumber Salad)
Pimpri is the small cucumber and karam is coconut based salad. It is a Goan side dish. It is preapred simply with diced cucumber and coconut – green chilly paste. Measurement: 1 Cup =...
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Tikhat Kelli
‘Tikhat’ means pungent and ‘kelli’ means banana in Konkani. This is a Goan dish prepared from Maidolli kelli, variety of banana named after a place called Moira in Goa. Similar variety of banana is...
Kann (Roasted Moong Dal Kheer)
Kann is a Goan sweet dish prepared for fast (upvaas). It is a thin kheer prepared by roasting moong dal. There are two variants: 1. With coconut milk and jaggery flavoured with turmeric leaves...
Poss (पोस) / Kharwas
Poss is the Goan term for cow’s colostrum pudding. It is also called kharwas. Normally, milk / coconut milk is added to the colostrum (chik), jaggery / sugar is used for sweetening and flavoured...
Aakurache Tonak (आकूराचे तोंडाक)
Aakur are the edible ferns available in Goa, in rainy season. Tonak is the spicy coconut based curry made from these aakur, peas / red lentils and and onion. Measurement: 1 Cup = 180...
Muga Gathi (Sprouted Green Gram Curry)
Muga Gathi is a traditional Goan dish. It is a mild spicy, no onion no garlic dish and specially prepared for religious ceremonies or pooja. It is served with puris or rice vade or...
Mushroom Xacuti
Xacuti is a Goan spicy dish. It is a coconut and onion based curry with varied spices. The curry paste can be used for non-veg dishes too. I use it mainly for mushrooms, soya...
Ghotachen Sasav
Ghotachen Sasav is a Goan traditional side dish prepared from ghota (mangoes which are juicy and less pulpy), coconut, red chilly and jaggery, flavoured with spluttered and powdered mustard seeds (sasavan). It is a...
Ansa Ghota Shaak (Pineapple and Mango Curry)
Ansa Ghota Shaak is an authentic Goan dish from Saraswat cuisine. It is a no onion no garlic dish prepared in mango and pineapple season. ‘Anas’ is pineapple and ‘Ghota’ are juicy mangoes (it...
