Ay Carumba! These gorgeous Shrimp were the inspiration for this delicious Shrimp Cocktail. Move over boring Shrimp Cocktail! This Mexican Shrimp Cocktail is bursting with flavour! It’s packed with ingredients that are easy to find and packs and incredible punch!
Kheema – Perfect one pot recipe for stuffing
This one pot filling starts with caramelized onions that are ground. It’s added to a pan with other ingredients and spices. Meat is cooked inside the spice mixture and water and once cooked and dry, peas and coriander are added. This is a great filling for Pan rolls, potato chops, samosas, patties and more. It’s …
Pan Rolls – Stuffed Savoury Crepes
Pan rolls are delicious savoury stuffed crepes – they can be stuffed with ground beef, chicken or shrimp. Both my grandmothers prepared these and passed it onto my Mom, who passed it on to me! These crepes are simple made with flour, water and eggs and stuffed with a filling, then brushed with egg wash …
Seafood Mulligatawny Stew
This Seafood Mulligatawny Stew is an adapted from the original soup recipe and includes Crab, Shrimp, Mussels and Squid. Loosely translated to ‘Pepper Water’ “Milagu means Pepper and Tanni means Water in Tamil. This stew is spicy and hearty. I recently made the Mulligatawny soup recipe and I loved it so much that I thought …
Mulligatawny Soup
This soup is interesting to research, it’s not technically an Indian recipe, however it was invented by an Englishman to replicate the Indian flavours. Today, this is very popular with Anglo Indian community. This is loosely translated to ‘Pepper Water’ in Tamil. This British adaptation of a south Indian Rasam or Pepper Water can be …
Special Green Chicken Curry
This luscious Chicken Curry is made special with the addition of fried Chillies and Curry leaves. I love this recipe as it yields a lovely green gravy, perfect to eat with Rice, Rotis, Idlis or Sannas. It’s a simple homestyle recipe that is also amazing to serve at parties and gatherings.
Bolinhas – Goan Fresh Coconut Cookies
These Goan coconut cookies called Bolinhas are crispy on the outside and moist and delicious on the inside. First Semolina is roasted and cooled. Egg white is beaten till white and foamy and kept aside. Butter & Sugar are then creamed together and egg yolks are added and incorporated into the butter and sugar. Fresh …
Beef Tongue Roast
Beef Tongue is a delicacy that many people don’t know about. A special blend is prepared. Some of this is added to water together with peppercorns and cinnamon and brought to a boil. Turmeric is added before the tongue is cooked for a short period just to be able to cut the skin off with …
Goan Prawn Balchao
Balchao is a spicy and tangy curry or pickle from the Goan cuisine of India. It typically involves seafood, such as shrimp or fish, although there are also versions with meat or vegetables. The dish is known for its rich and flavorful masala (spice mixture) made with a combination of ingredients like red chilies, garlic, …
RavEARoili
This Halloween … lend me your ears! Actually, I’m going to take them anyway. I found this incredible idea online at https://www.instructables.com/RAV-ear-IOLI-Meat-Ravioli-Ears/ and decided to run with it and make it my own. I’m a big fan of making my own pasta and the creativity it allows you to run with, is apparent in this …