This month is to highlight Chinese food influence on Goan Cuisine and how we changed it to please our palette. This can be done with just prawns or a combination of ham and bacon. I personally prefer all three together. Ingredients: 3 cups rice 350-400gms Prawns 100gms Ham 3 strips of Bacon 2-3 stalks of…
Goan Chow Chow with Ham, Bacon and Prawns
This dish got popularity in the late 80’s and was often seen on wedding buffets and festive celebration at home. This is a different take on Chowmein but with Goan family touch. Mom had learnt this recipe from my tuition teacher (Miss Martha) and there on became our favorite. You can skip the bacon and…
Black Channa curry with Xacuti Masala Powder
Ingredients: 1.5 cup black Channa soaked 3 cloves of garlic chopped 1 inch of ginger chopped 2 tablespoon oil 3 large onion chopped 1 large tomato chopped 2 green chilies chopped 3 tablespoon xacuti masala powder ½ teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon chili powder 4 Tablespoon tamarind water 2 slit green chilies 2 sprigs of…
Cataplana with Goan Chorisam / Goan Style Cataplana
This dish was inspired by the Moroccan Tajine, since I don’t have the copper clamshell shaped pot I opted for the tajine pot as it’s easily available in the UAE. Added our own Goan choris to give it that Goan flavor. Ingredients: 10 -15 choris beads (small once) 400gms prawns 400gms tisreo / clams 350…
Dry Prawn and Raw mango kismur/ Sukhya Sungtam and Torachi Kismoor
Ingredients: ¾ – 1 cup medium size dry prawns (cleaned) ½ cup freshly grated coconut 1 large onions chopped 3-4 green chilies 1 Raw mango medium size Pinch of turmeric powder 1 tablespoon coconut oil Salt to taste Preparation: 1. Wash the dry prawns once to remove and dirt or sand. 2. Peel and cut…
Mushroom and Tomato bhaji
Ingredients: 250gms mushroom 2 large onions chopped 2 medium tomatoes chopped 2-3 green chilies 1 inch ginger chopped 4 cloves of garlic sliced ¾ teaspoon coriander powder ¼ teaspoon cumin powder 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon chilli powder 1/8 teaspoon pepper powder 1 sprig of curry leaves Salt to taste Preparation: 1. Chop the mushroom…
Tousinmas /Pork belly in coconut milk
Ingredients: 400-500gms pork belly 1 large onion 4 – 5 cloves of garlic 1” inch ginger 4 Birdseye Chile 4-5 green chilies 2 Kashmiri chili Pinch of sugar Salt to taste Dry prawn paste: 2 teaspoons dry galmo 8-10 peppercorns 2 tablespoon tamarind water Coconut milk ingredients: 5 tablespoon freshly grated coconut Water as required…
Goan Beef steak with onion /Bife de cebolada
Ingredients: Steak – I took 2 steaks 100gms each. Pepper powder or crushes as required. Salt to taste 2.5 tablespoon oil 1 medium size onion 1 medium size Potato 1 clove of garlic Coriander for garnish Optional ingredients: Bancal sauce 1 teaspoon Small tomato cut into slice. Preparation: 1. Keep the steak whole or cut…
SPICY SALTED PORK
Ingredients: 300-400gms salted pork or overnight salted pork 2 clove of garlic 4-5 kholchyo / cancona chilies 1 tomato (big size) 1 large onion chopped 3 tablespoon tamarind water 4 -5 kokum petals Salt to taste ¼ cup water or as required Preparation: 1. Apply salt to the pork and let it sit overnight in…
Meat Pulao
Ingredients: 500-600gms beef or mutton with little bone 1 ¼ teaspoon ginger and garlic paste. 1 Maggie cube (10gms optional) 2 medium potatoes cut into cubes (big size) 2 ½ cups rice 3 tablespoon ghee Salt to taste For stock: 2 bay leaf 15-18 peppercorns ½ large onion chopped 1 inch cinnamon stick 8 cloves…
Goan Cabbage Salad
Ingredients: 150 – 200gms Cabbage ⅓ Cup grated carrot 1 small onion copped 1 large tomato chopped 3-4 green chilies ¼ teaspoon sugar. Juice of a small lime ¼ teaspoon vinegar Salt to taste Preparation: 1. Wash the cabbage and cut it very thin into strips. 2. Add this to a bowl. 3. To this…
Spicy Sardine curry with small sardines
Ingredients: 12 – 15 tiny sardines / tarle 1 large Onions copped 1 small tomato chopped ⅛ Teaspoon turmeric powder 4 tablespoon of tamarind water 1 ½ tablespoon oil Pinch of sugar Salt to taste Masala to grind: 6 green chilies 1 teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon turmeric ¼ cinnamon stick 2 cloves ½ inch ginger…
Delicious memories with Alves Fernandes 