Recipes

Recipe for Goan Fried Masala Curry Paste

Recipe for Goan Fried Masala Curry Paste

Meat Curry with Coconut Milk or Fresh grated Coconut is one of my faves. But this recipe is extra Special not only because it is made by dry roasting the spices, but also because this is how my Maternal Grandpa who we used to call Read more…

Recipe for Goan Sorpotel/Vindaloo Masala

Recipe for Goan Sorpotel/Vindaloo Masala

Sorpotel…. Sorpotel…. We all Love Sorpotel!! So this is a dish which is prepared at most Goan homes for every occasion you can think of! I can eat Sorpotel for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner & I'm sure many of us do too 🙂 🙂They say, Read more…

Recipe for Goan Green Masala with Coconut

Recipe for Goan Green Masala with Coconut

This Green Masala is a little different from the Cafrealand Guisado masala. It contains coconut which makes the Curry thick. All my cooking years, I have met people who like two different types of Green curry 1) Runny and 2) Thick. If you are a Read more…

Recipe for Ambot Tik Masala

Recipe for Ambot Tik Masala

Hot and Fiery Ambot Tik! Ambot is the Konkani word for Sour and Tik means Spicy. In our family, we enjoy our Ambot Tik Hot, Spicy and Tangy to an extent where our tongues are out and eyes are teary For us, the fun lies in that. Read more…

Recipe for Goan Fish Curry Masala

Recipe for Goan Fish Curry Masala

This curry is a traditional Goan Coconut based curry. "Orange" fish curry is a staple food in most Goan homes. This version of fish curry is one of my favorites out of the many fish curry preparations that we Goans make. It is best enjoyed Read more…

Recipe for Goan Meat Curry Masala with Coconut

Recipe for Goan Meat Curry Masala with Coconut

This curry paste can be used for Chicken, Beef, Mutton and Meat Ball, Chicken Ball or Mutton Ball Curry. The Aroma of this Masala will surely take you back home or to the time when your Grandma would make a curry like this on a Read more…

Recipe for Cafreal Masala

Recipe for Cafreal Masala

Chicken Cafreal is a flavour packed Chicken dish that is cooked in a thick Coriander Gravy.The first time I ever ate Cafreal was when I was a little girl, at this very famous restaurant called 'Florentine' in Saligaon, Goa which till date earns it's fame Read more…

Recipe for Goan Red Curry Masala Paste without Coconut

Recipe for Goan Red Curry Masala Paste without Coconut

A Red Curry masala paste without Coconut can be used for Beef, Mutton, Chicken and Pork. If you are a Spice freak like me(and most Goans) you MUST try this Hot and Tangy Masala. This recipe quantity can be used for 1kg meat.

Recipe for Goan Green Masala Paste without Coconut

Recipe for Goan Green Masala Paste without Coconut

This recipe is a simple, light recipe which can be used with fish for a flavorsome Fish Guisado(A light fish curry without coconut) or you can use his masala to make a Fresh Bombay Duck Xec Xec. My Mum uses this simple light masala to Read more…

Recipe for Mommy’s Homestyle Beef Biryani

Recipe for Mommy’s Homestyle Beef Biryani

This is Not a regular or Authentic Biryani that you would find at a restaurant or at a Muslim Wedding but a very Simple Home style, makeshift, Sunday feast created by Mommy love.Her Beef Biryani used to be a hit at our eatery and even Read more…