31st March 2020 — Big Fat Tummy

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Milk Tea

31st March 2020 HomeCook 2

Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world. Everyone has their own method of preparing the beverage. This is the way we prepare our Milk Tea. We thought […]

Kanda Poha

31st March 2020 HomeCook 4

Kanda Poha is a breakfast or a tea time snack popular in western India. It is made with flattened parboiled rice. Poha is prepared both as a sweet or spicy […]

Cakes & Bakes

Steamed Fruit Cake

11th December 2019 2

You love a rich fruit cake. You’d like to bake one. But you don’t have an oven. Or your oven’s gone bust. Don’t despair – Steam the cake! With the […]

Cakes & Bakes

Mini Cheesecakes

22nd March 2020 0

We love making these Mini Cheesecakes as our party desserts. We prefer making them this way rather than in a cake mould as they look cute and are not messy […]

Cakes & Bakes

Pista Elaichi Nankhatai

13th May 2021 0

Easy to make Pista Elaichi Nankhatai (an Indian shortbread cookie flavoured with cardamom and topped with pistachios). The recipe uses few ingredients and pure ghee and is quick and effortless […]

Seafood Recipes

Prawn Ladyfinger Caldinho

15th September 2017 3

Prawn Ladyfinger Caldinho is a staple Goan curry prepared in most Goan households especially when the local variety of ladyfingers are available. The Goan Caldinho is a mildy spiced coconut […]

Beef Recipes

Tangy Beef Curry

27th September 2016 2

This is a simple but tangy preparation of beef that will leave your mouth watering and wanting more. The Tangy Beef Curry is best served with hot rice, but you can […]

Veg. Recipes

French Bean Potato Bhaji

14th October 2016 0

The French Bean Potato Bhaji is a dry preparation. It is quick to make and can be served as a side with rice or you can eat this with chapatis or rotis […]

Sweets & Desserts

Cooked Marzipan

12th December 2018 9

The Cooked Marzipan is another way of making Marzipan, the others being the Quick Marzipan with egg (see here) and the Quick Marzipan without egg (coming up). As with all […]

Veg. Recipes

Savoury Kulkuls

17th December 2017 4

Kulkuls are a fried pastry preparation made for Christmas. They are usually sweet. But this recipe for Savoury Kulkuls uses just ½ tbsp. of sugar. I’ve used caraway seeds to […]

Tips, Dips, Masalas & Misc.

Chicken Stock

5th April 2020 2

The recipe below shows you how to prepare Chicken Stock. You can use this Chicken Stock to prepare soups or also in your chicken dishes or pulaos to make them […]

Sweets & Desserts

Choco Walnut Fudge

21st December 2019 4

This recipe for a Choco Walnut Fudge is a rustic recipe that you can prepare in 15 minutes. The flavour of walnuts, however, is only for people of acquired tastes. […]

Seafood Recipes

Squid Chilly Fry

23rd November 2018 0

This is a home style Goan Squid Chilly Fry preparation. (For a Hotel Style Goan Squid Chilly Fry, click here) The making of this Squid Chilly Fry will hardly take […]

Pork Recipes

Hubby’s Pork Curry

11th November 2016 0

Hubby dear also indulges in cooking sometimes. He being the only child helped his mother in the kitchen sometimes. Drawing inspiration from his mother’s cooking he created the slow cooked […]

Beverages

xxx on the Beach

15th September 2020 0

Most young adults, these days, are well informed. Even so, we’ve tried to censor the xxx on the Beach as much as we could. But still, remember to refresh yourself […]

Chicken Recipes

Goan Macaroni Soup – with a twist.

6th April 2020 0

The Goan Macaroni Soup – with a twist is derived from the simple Goan Macaroni Soup (click here). What I have done here is added some light soya sauce, corn […]

Cakes & Bakes

Quick Bolinhas

9th December 2017 6

Bolinha is a coconut-semolina cookie that is enjoyed as a tea time snack in Goa. These are also prepared during Christmas to be a part of the kuswad (sweet platter) […]

Cakes & Bakes

Brandy Fruit Cake

22nd November 2017 25

The Brandy Fruit Cake is an easy to make cake similar to a rum cake, but requires no soaking of the fruits in the liquor for a period of time. […]

Sweets & Desserts

Quick Marzipan

27th December 2017 21

The marzipan is a flavoured cashew nut sweet prepared by Christians for Christmas or Easter. Quick Marzipan is so named because there’s absolutely no cooking involved. It is similar in […]

Seafood Recipes

Prawn and Raw Mango Curry

18th June 2017 0

The Prawn and Raw Mango Curry is a Goan specialty made when mangoes are in season (you can also peel and store the raw mangoes in the refrigerator for later […]

Seafood Recipes

Green Prawn Pulao

28th February 2018 2

My daddy used to make a Green Prawn Pulao, wherein he used to add uncooked rice to all the ingredients and cook them together. It tasted good but turned out […]

Egg Recipes

Omlette Kodi

16th February 2018 0

Inspired by a Malbari Omlette Curry that Keralites make (here), I decided to use the same premise and make an orange Goan curry with the omlette. The Omlette Kodi is […]

Sweets & Desserts

Dry Fruit Sheera

23rd May 2021 0

Dry Fruit Sheera is a sweet preparation using the humble semolina. Like all the variants of sheera preparations, it is very easy and quick to make and great to serve […]

Seafood Recipes

Sea Food Stew

4th March 2018 1

If you love your seafood, you’ll be infatuated with the Sea Food Stew. A one pot meal with prawns, squids, crabs and vegetables, the Sea Food Stew is perfect for […]

Seafood Recipes

Mackerel Recheado

1st September 2017 2

Recheio is the Portuguese word for stuffing. Stuffing fish with a recheio and then frying is practised regularly in Goan Cuisine. The spicy and tangy recheado masala is mostly used […]

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Day: 31 March 2020

Milk Tea

Kanda Poha