MANDOS – Goan Tea time sweet / Snack (Merenda)

Ingredients: 100gms Boiled rice /Ukde tandul / par boiled rice 1 small freshly grated coconut (100gms) 60gms coconut jaggery 20gms sugarcane jaggery ¼ cup broken cashew nuts 3 cardamoms Pinch of salt ⅛ Teaspoon of ghee or butter Water as required Pre-preparation: 1. Wash and soak the rice overnight in sufficient water. 2. Open the…

MANGANE

Ingredients: 1 cup channa dal / split chickpeas 2 tbsp sago / tapioca pearls / Sabudana 175 – 180 gms jaggery (more if you require) 1 freshly grated coconut ¼ cup of fresh coconut flakes /chips 18-22 cashews broken 6 green cardamoms ⅛ piece of nutmeg 1 medium size turmeric leaf Salt to taste Water…

NEUREOS WITH MOIRA BANANAS / MAINDOLI KELYANCHO NEVREO

This Christmas I thought it would be nice to add one new recipe that would brighten your Christmas mood. In the past I have seen our humble neureo get a facelift either through different flavoured fillings and some folks even used Konga / Sweet potato to make into Neureos. Moira banana plantation is getting lesser…

POSS/ KEET / KHARVAS / CHIK / COLOSTRUM MILK PUDDING

This post was only possible because a Foodie friend of mine helped me get the right ingredient to make Kharvas. Thanks Mr. Vinayak Naik for coming all the way to IC colony to deliver Chik / Colostrum milk and fresh milk that meant a lot. Ingredients: ½ liter Colostrum milk / Chik ½ liter milk…

LAMBO POIE / LAMBO POLEO

A big shout-out to Viola Heredia who requested for this dish in my Facebook Group  “Authentic Goan Cuisine”.  This is what she posted “ Just remembered a long forgotten sweet dish prepared in South Goa named as “Lambo poie” made of ground rice, dates, coconut, banana and jaggery” can someone help. I made a few…

ODGEA (Goan Tea time snack )

Goan tea time snack Ingredients 225gms Goan rice 250gms Coconut jaggery (pyramid) 150-160gms freshly grated coconut 270ml Toddy / sur 8-10 cardamom seeds 1 teaspoon ghee (clarified butter) Pinch of salt Pre Preparation: 1. Wash and dry the rice. 2. In a pan roast the rice slightly so it’s easy to grind. 3. Grind the…

Soji / Vonn

  Soji also known as Vonn is a traditional Goan sweet usually made with coconut, jaggery and chana dal along with bibbe (raw cashewnuts) or cashewnuts if bibbe are not available. Soji can also be made with wheat (Goum), Konga and Konko dudi (Bottle guard). Goan Soji is made on Palm Sunday and São João….

JACKFRUIT JAM / JACKADE/ JACKAAD

Ingredients: 40 – 42 gores of Rossal / Rossau Ponos (soft variety) ½ cup sugar ¼ lime juice (about 8/9 drops) ½ cup water ** Cinnamon stick – optional. Preparation: 1. Separate the seeds from the gores. 2. In a mixer add jackfruit flesh and sugar, then grind this to a pulp with ½ cup…

Sweet Potato Bebinca

Ingredients: 350gms Sweet potato ½ cup Sugar (ground to powder) ¼ cup Maida 2 large eggs 5 cardamom crushed 1 cup coconut milk (thick) 1 teaspoon ghee Pinch of salt Optional Ingredients (used this as it’s a part of a mystery box challenge that I am working on): 3 Kashmiri chilies 1 small green mango…

BAATH / BATICA /BATK

Ingredients 1 Freshly grated coconut (140gms) 250gms Rawa (Semolina) 250gms Sugar 3 large eggs (if small add one extra) 5 Cardamom ¼ cup ghee ½ teaspoon Baking powder Pinch of salt How to check if your baking powder is good /fresh: Take a glass and fill it half with hot water. To this add some…

PINACA / PINAGR

Ingredients 180gms Goan rice 200gms pyramid jaggery 120 – 130gms freshly grated coconut (1 coconut approx.) 5 cardamoms *** You can reduce the sweetness by just adding 150gms jaggery Method: 1. Clean the rice properly (wash and dry the rice). 2. Now roast the rice in a pan and set aside to cool. 3. Once…

GOAN PATOLEO / PATOLYO

Ingredients: 14 turmeric leaves 1 ½ cup Goan rice soaked (for 4 – 5 hours minimum or overnight) For Chun / Filling: 1 Freshly grated coconut 150gms pyramid jaggery 9 Cardamom seed (powder) Little water   Pre – preparation: 1. In a pot add jaggery , coconut , cardamom and little water and cook 2. Let…