Crunchy Paneer Pakodas with a hot cup of masala chai are just the things you need at the end of a tiring day. These pakoras are very easy to make, use simple ingredients and get ready very quickly. Since the time I first made these paneer pakoras, I have made them several times and they […]
Grilled Fish (Grilled Kingfish)
A very simple Grilled Fish recipe which uses a coriander-green chilly marinade. It can be served as an appetizer or as a part of main course. Either ways, it is sure to be a hit. This has been a long pending post. I made Grilled Fish and Spicy Beer Prawns last weekend, however did not […]
Dal Fry Recipe
Dal fry is a very popular lentil preparation in India which is made of Toor Dal cooked with onion-tomato and spices. It is generally eaten with rice or rotis. This is my moms very simple recipe for Dal fry. Here is the step by step Dal fry recipe with pictures: Serves: 2-3 Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking […]
Sali Murghi (Parsi Chicken Curry)
Sali Murghi is a delicious Parsi chicken curry preparation. It gets its name from the deep fried potato straws (called as Sali) with which the curry is garnished. Several years back, on a short weekend trip to Panchgani, we had lunch at a restaurant serving authentic Parsi cuisine. We had a dish called as Sali […]
Alsanyache Tonak (Red Cow Peas Curry)
Tonak is a very popular dish in the Goan cuisine in the which the legumes or peas are cooked in a coconut based gravy. This particular recipe of alsanyache tonak uses red cow peas also called as Alsane in Goa. You can also replace them with whole masoor dal, green peas or also vegetables to make Mixed veggies […]
Cheese Omelette Recipe
A very simple cheese omelette recipe which you can make for breakfast or as a snack. Serve with bread slices and you have an amazing breakfast ready. You can add your own variations to the cheese omelette recipe – for e.g. skip the cheese if you do not like it, or maybe add garlic if […]
Rava Fish Fry (Goan style)
Goan Rava fish fry is a very simple and delicious preparation of fish which forms a very important part of a Goan meal. The fish marinated in some simple spices is coated with rava (semolina) and shallow fried till golden brown on all sides. The semolina gives a crispy outer coating to the succulent fish. […]
Egg Sun N Snow
Egg Sun N Snow is another simple yet tasty egg recipe which serves as a quick breakfast or dinner option. Eggs always come to my rescue on the days when everyone in my house wants to eat something non-vegetarian and we do not have chicken or seafood in the house. We have egg recipes in all categories […]
Stuffed Mackerel (Coconut Stuffing)
Stuffed Mackerel is a Goan preparation of Mackerel wherein a coconut-spices mixture is stuffed in slits made in a mackerel and shallow fried till golden brown. In Goa, a typical meal usually comprises of Rice with fish curry/uddamethi /solkadi and accompanied by some of the Goan specialities like Prawns Sukhe, Prawns Dangar, Rava Fish Fry, […]
Varan Recipe or Varan Bhaat
Here is an authentic Goan Varan recipe. Varan is a preparation of dal without onion and garlic. It is usually eaten with rice (Bhaat) and tastes best with a dash of ghee. Varan Bhaat is quite famous throught out Maharashtra and Goa. In Goa, Varan is generally prepared during Festive occasions like Ganesh Chaturthi where onion […]
