A delicious shrimp filling is cooked and then filled into puff pastry cases and baked till golden brown. These little beauties are packed with flavor and perfect to serve with drinks at parties and celebrations. Also perfect with a nice cup of hot tea! Patties are very popular in Goa and cities like Mumbai. Sold …
Shrimp is cooked with Onion, Tomatoes and Bottle Masala – this is a special spice blend made out of 28 secret spices. The East Indian community love their dance, and their food. There’s an old saying that and East Indian never parts with their recipes, lucky for you my mom’s side of the family are …
This delicious Seafood Biriyani hosts a variety of seafood like fish, shrimp, mussels, clams, cuttle fish, squid and octopus. All of these are simmered in a delicious Biriyani gravy and then layered with Basmati rice. It’s sealed tight and then cooked. So Shrimp or Fish Biriyani is not a new concept. Neither is Seafood Biriyani. …
I love Mexican food, in all shape and forms – tacos of course are my favorite because it always puts a BIG smile on my family’s face. Of course there are probably a gazillion way to make Shrimp Tacos – this is a simple recipe that marinates the Shrimp in a simple Chipotle blend. The …
From all the Goan popular curries, this is one of my faves. It’s mild and flavorful and is great with rice. I also love that it’s a great make ahead, prepare the gravy and freeze it for a rainy day. Then just thaw and add to sauteed Shrimp, Fish or Crab – delicious! I’ve also …
Green Masala needs no introduction. It’s a simple paste made with green Chillies, Ginger & Garlic, Lime juice, ginger and of course Coriander. In this recipe, I’m simmering crabs in this green goodness together with Coconut milk to make this delicious curry!
I’m always looking for new recipes to try. Last week we hit up a Sri Lankan store for some Mutton rolls (mmmmmmm recipe in development). On the buffet they had fried Crab. These were swimming crabs, battered and deep fried. I do love crabs, but decided to try this with the incredible fresh Shrimp from …
Thai food is simply incredible – the balance between sweet, spicy, salty and sour is what makes for the perfect dish. Some dishes are heavy on Tamarind, or peanuts while some rely on the creaminess of coconut milk. This recipe sings with the magic of Thai Basil. If you cannot find Thai Basil where you …
The name Chettinad conjures up a vision of intense flavours of spices and coconut. This recipe for this hails from Tamil Nadu in India. Prawn or Shrimp is en robed in a wonderful combination of dried chillies and spices, curry leaves and grated coconut and is shallow fried in coconut oil. This version will yield …
Rechad Masala is the King of Goan spice pastes or masalas. This rich red paste is made from dry Kashmiri Chillies, Ginger & Garlic, Spices, Tamarind & Vinegar. It keeps in your fridge for a while because of the vinegar and is great to slather fish with or in this case Shrimp or Prawn. I …
