Watch my step-by-step video Rissois is a Portuguese deep fried favourite snack, traditionally stuffed with a shrimp and cheese filling although you can now get it with many other types of filling. Call me a traditionalist, but I love the combination of Shrimp & Cheese …
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Mom’s Meatball Curry
View my step-by-step video This is my Mom’s Meatball Curry recipe from one of her many many recipe books. Spiced meatballs are simmered in a special blend of ground spices like red Kashmiri Chillies, Cumin, Coriander, Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, with Ginger, Garlic & Vinegar and finished off with some creamy Coconut …
Goan Masala Kheema
View my step-by-step video I’ve made Kheema so many different ways and it’s only last year that I made Xanti Pinto’s Goan Kheema. I’ve heard Xanti(pronounced Shanti) and a few others RAVE about Alves Fernandes’s recipe on the facebook group – Traditional Goan Foodies. Now, I know that …
Chicken Vindalho or Vindaloo
View my step-by-step video I’m so excited to bring you this recipe from my Goan heritage. Vidaloo, yes that is the correct pronounciation, is derived from the Portuguese Vin and alho. When the Portuguese made their long ship journeys to India and other countries, they preserved their pork …
Pot Roast or Roast Beef
My loving aunt Celie Coutinho made the best Pot Roast. Although this is called Roast Beef in India, it’s prepared in a pressure cooker and it cooked till tender with a lot of spices.This recipe was handwritten by my aunt and given to me only months before she passed away suddenly. View my step-by-step video …
SORPOTEL – GOAN Deep Red Sour & Spicy CURRY
Watch my step-by-step video My mom is one of the most amazing cooks that I will ever know. If I had to pick just one favorite, it has to be her Sorpotel. My Virgo Mom, was as meticulous as they come, she would take the time to cut her meat into perfect little cubes that …
PRAWN Ambot Tik – Goan CURRY with SUCCORINE bai
View my step-by-step video Prawn Ambot Tik is a wonderful classic Goan recipe typically made with chunks of Shark meat. The literal translation Ambot means sour and Tik means hot. This wonderful combination of sour and spicy is quintessentially Goan. In tis recipe Kashmiri chillies are used to give …
Goan Style Kheema or Spicy ground meat
Watch my step-by-step video When it comes to sharing a meal with my family and extended family, I always gravitate towards a traditional favorite. This is a recipe for a very typical Goan Kheema. I am from Goa originally and Kheema is the Hindi word for ground meat and it can refer to Beef, Lamb, …
Prawn with Bhindi & Bimli – Shrimp & Okra Curry with pickles
I’ve been making a lot of Goan cuisine lately, and why not, it’s so delicious. Today I’m going to make a simple Prawn curry with Bhindi and Bimbli. This recipe was shared by the lovely Mafra D’souza Lobo on the Facebook group Traditional Goan foodies. Mafra is an avid cook of Goan food and a …
Pomfret Rechead – Stuffed Fish
View my step-by-step video When you think about a Goan fried fish, visions of perfectly crispy fried fish in a red masala paste come to mind, and this recipe for Pomfret Rechad or Pomfret Rechado does not disappoint!. The name Rechado is derived from”recheio” is a Portuguese word referring to a stuffing and typically this …