Meat on a stick!!!!! What’s not to love!!! Chicken Cafreal is an old favorite! Beloved to Goa on the Konkan coast of India is the iconic Chicken Cafreal. Not much has been documented about this recipe made with whole roasted and ground spices like Peppercorns, Cloves, Cumin seeds, Cinnamon and Poppy seeds, Vinegar, Green Chillies, …
Appetizers
Indian Short Ribs
Beef short ribs are marinated with salt, ginger and garlic paste, mustard oil, spices, green chilli and simply cooked on a nice hot BBQ. This cut of meat was introduced to us by a good friend Pamela Vasandani so many years ago. I remember eating it for the first time, fascinated how thinly the meat …
Sev Puri Cones
Your local chaatwalla bhaiya ji can move over. Sev Puri dough is wrapped onto cones and fried till crispy and then stuffed with a chatpata Potato filling, with Chutney and topped with crispy Sev. If you’re familiar with Indian street food – Sev Puri is a crispy flour disk, topped with a spicy potato mixture …
Chicken Tinga
Ole! My love for Mexican foods is obvious. In fact I was planning to go to Mexico for Dia de los muertos this year, however since we’re all in lockdown at the moment, the only way we can get there is through food and our imagination. This recipe is really easy. Chicken is first boiled …
Butter Chicken Naan Pizza
Fresh Naan is cooked, topped with Butter Chicken, onions peppers broccoli and cheese and cooked on a tava or griddle for a quick Butter chicken naan pizza fix!
Shrimp or Prawn Pakoras
In my quest to make perfect Pakoras, I’ve tried to recipe develop this a few times, but I think I finally got this perfect! If you think that the whole Indo Chinese concept is odd – trust me, Hakka Chinese cuisine is amazing. This cuisine was born when Chinese immigrants who moved to India adapted …
Rechad Shrimp with Goan Salad
Reachad masala is a blend of Chillies and spices and is used in many recipes. 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 …
Game Day WINGS!!!
Goal, touchdown, basket or score ….. game night calls for wings that FLY on flavour and I got those. Here are 5 types of wings you may not have tried before! Korean Fried Chicken – This double fried Chicken is crispy and smothered in an authentic Korean sauce made with Gochujang. The best part of …
Hakka Chinese Chicken Pakoras
This Chicken is marinated in Schezwan sauce and other aromatics and tossed in a special batter that makes it super crunchy and delicious when deep fried. I’ve made Chicken Pakoras before but created this recipe by accident and realized that it was closer to the type we get at the amazing Hakka Chinese restaurant down …
Stuffed Shrimp Papad
If you’ve ever been to Goa and eaten at a beach shack, you’ve definitely had this delectable snack. Crispy pappadum stuffed with a Shrimp Chilly fry filling, rolled, sealed and fried. Papads or Pappaadums are made from a lentil flour paste that was traditionally dried in the sun by the ladies of the household. Today …