Goan Recipes Cuisine Recipes

Mushroom Caldine is delicious vegetarian coconut curry where the mushroom is cooked in coconut milk and tamarind with freshly ground masala. It makes a perfect light meal anytime with some buttered pav buns or goan pav on the side.  Serve Mushroom Caldine along with Toasted Buttered Pav Buns or Whole Wheat Laccha Paratha for a quick simple delicious meal together. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Mushroom recipes such as Mushroom Strudel Recipe Roasted Mushroom ...

Mooga Gathi or Mooghache Gathi is a traditional Goan dish usually served in temples. This dish is made using green gram or moong sprouts in a delicious coconut gravy which is tempered with mustard leaves and curry leaves. This is a pure veg dish made without using onion and garlic. Yet, this dish tastes so delicious that you will want to eat more. This dish is also made on special occasions like religious functions and festivals where we eat pure veg food. It tastes best with pooris, but some people ...

The Taushem Tondak is a delicious Goan style Black Chickpeas and Cucumber Masala Curry that is made in a tangy and spicy coconut base. Taushem means cucumber and tondak means masala gravy. The addition of Kabuli chana or black chickpeas to this tondak to make it a bit unique and a twist I have given to the recipe. You can add any type of gram to this tondak to make it a high protein and wholesome dish. Serve the Black Chickpeas And Cucumber Masala (Taushem Tondak) along with steamed rice for ...

Goan Mushroom Xacuti is an authentic Goan traditional dish which tastes the best when cooked using wild or forest mushrooms, which are available during the rainy season. On the other hand Xacuti is a Goan Masala with certain blend of spices which is extremely popular across India and is used to prepare gravy based recipes.You can also cook this recipe with simple mushrooms, but for the real taste you should always go for the forest ones. Wild mushrooms are a bit more rubbery in taste and takes more ...

Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo Recipe is a variation of the classic Goan Pork Vindaloo recipe. This traditional dish was introduced by the Portuguese in Goa. In this recipe, the mushroom is cooked in a vinegar based curry infused with Indian spices. This is for all the vegetarian lovers who will be dreading to try the traditional Vindaloo Recipe. In Goa, the dish is prepared for all the special occasion when people gather around for a festive lunch meal. Serve the Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo along ...

Goan Sorak Curry is a Goan style soup like curry made with sauteed onions, coconut milk, kashmiri red chillies and few more spices. It is specially made during monsoons when fresh fish is less in number in Goa. This curry tastes great with rice. It is easy to make and is perfect for your weekday meals. Serve Goan Sorak Curry along with Steamed Rice and Suran Fodi for your weekday meal. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Goan recipes such as Goan Kaju Curry Recipe Goan ...

Goan Style Khatkhatem Recipe (Mixed Vegetable Gravy) is a divine vegetable stew made from a mix of seasonal vegetables. The dish mainly prepared in Hindu household. The gravy will contain mostly vegetables like pumpkin, raw banana, raw jackfruit, yam and radish. The gravy is simmered in a coconut curry with moong dal and flavored with chilli powder and turmeric. As the gravy contains a lot of vegetables it will help you in gaining  good amount of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. Serve ...

If you are a Goan, and love shellfish, then you will definitely like this seafood recipe. Tisreo or tisrya means clams. The recipe is very simple and it just tastes amazing. You can make this as a side dish with your meal.  For cleaning the clams, you have to open the clams using sharp knife, remove the flesh from one shell and placing it in the other and discarding the other shell and then rinse them well. This is called tisreachi ekshipi (clams in one shell). Serve Tisrayanche Suke along ...

A medley of freshly roasted whole spices combined with coconut, this Mushroom Shagoti is an authentic Goan curry that is bursting with flavours. With a hint of sourness from the tamarind and richness from the poppy seeds and mushroom as a star ingredient, this Indian recipe is something different from the usual and worth a try.  Serve this Mushroom Shagoti Recipe with Goan Style Sana Recipe (Soft Steamed Rice Cakes) or Steamed Rice or pav for a weeknight dinner with ...

Sangacho Ross Recipe is a traditional Goan Drumstick Curry that is delicious, nutritious and one of the typical preparations during vegetarian days in a Goan household. This is a complex curry, made with simple ingredients. It gets its texture thanks to the coconut, extra depth and silkiness from the dal and a whole load of nutrition from the drumsticks. Kokum is usually used as the souring agent, but like in this recipe you can use tamarind which is easily available in every home.  Did ...

Prawns Vindaloo is a popular Goan Dish which is made with a spicy vindaloo paste made up of red chillies, aromatic whole spices and vinegar. the sweetness of the prawns compliments the spiciness of the gravy. Some Goans add potatoes as well in this gravy. We have not added it . You can add one potato as well to the recipe if you like.  Serve Prawns Vindaloo along with Steamed Rice, Moongachi Usali and Amlechi Uddamethi for a weekday lunch. Try our other Prawn ...

Goan Kaju Curry is yet another delicious dish from the western coast of India or the Konkan region. Goan Kaju Curry is normally made using the best quality goan cashew nuts and served as a vegetarian delicacy in goan weddings and parties. The Goan Kaju curry is made by following the traditional style of goan cooking which consists of roasting grated coconut along with onion, garlic and spices and addition of tamarind. Tamarind is used as a souring agent in most of the Goan dishes. Serve this Goan ...

The Amlechi Uddamethi Recipe also known as the Goan Raw Mango Curry is a delicious one pot dish that can be made for lunch or dinner.  "Uddamethi" meaning udda - urad dal and methi - methi seeds is a pure veg traditional dish which Goans prepare for any festivals or special occasions.  Serve the Amlechi Uddamethi (Goan Raw Mango Curry) along with steamed rice as a comfort food for lunch or a weeknight dinner. The Goan Mango Curry also makes a great dish for parties. If you like this Goan ...

Goan Style Empada De Camarao Recipe (Prawn Pie) is a very Portuguese influence on Goan Dish. The dish is made from a spicy flavored flaky pie pastry that is stuffed in with chopped prawns that is cooked in Recheado masala. This is one of the common masala used in most of the Goan cooking. The masala is fiery hot and has good blend of hot aromatic spices and Tamarind. The addition of onions and tomatoes to the dish adds in an extra touch to the whole pie. Serve the Goan Style Empada De Camarao Recipe ...

Feijoada is a typical Portuguese stew usually made with beans and meat. It has become a famous Goan home-comfort food and can be easily adapted to be vegetarian. In this recipe we use black-eyed peas, but you could also substitute it with any other beans you have on hand. Legumes are a low-fat, high-protein source that is rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidant compounds and dietary fiber. Excellent source of nutrients for a diabetic-friendly diet, the Feijoada stew can be had with rotis, rice, ...

As a Goan, this recipe is very close to my heart. Vadyo are sun dried chips prepared out of Ash Gourd. My aunt used to prepare them, store them and use in different curries and vegetables. They just enhance the flavors of your food. In today's ross or curry, I have used them. This curry is without any onions or garlic. It is very easy to make and goes really well with rice. Serve Vadyancho Ross along with Steamed Rice and Suran Fodi for a weekday meal. If you like this recipe, you can also ...

Goan Style Caldinho de Abobora Branca Recipe (Mild Curry of white Pumpkin) has mild flavors cooked along with white pumpkin. The Goan cuisine is famous for its seafood and spicy flavor that are ground with whole spices. The cuisine also has slight influence with Portuguese as well. The curry is made from a ground coconut, peppercorns, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic. Sometimes seafood is added to this curry but we have made a vegetarian recipe with white pumpkin. You can use other gourds or pumpkin ...

The Goan Shepeche Polle Recipe is a traditional recipe from goa, that is very similar to a dosa but flavored with dill leaves, jaggery and coconut. Dill leaves have medicinal properties and are known to boost the immune system and protect against bone-degradation as it is a rich source of calcium. Shepeche Polle Recipe  is my personal favorite and I have been making these since many years. It has a strong, tangy taste from the Dill leaves and sweetness of jaggery and coconut. Serve the Goan ...

Varan Bhaat Recipe is a simple and quick Goan/ Maharastrian staple of dal and rice that is typically made during festivals and other special occasions. It is a chief component of the traditional offering to God known as “naivedyam.” While it is common for some to add a tempering of curry leaves to this, the classic preparation is simple, without any tempering, allowing the delicious, comforting flavours of the lentils to shine through. Make Varan Bhaat along with Potato Fry and Plain Steamed ...

वरन भात एक सरल और जल्द बनने वाली गोअन रेसिपी है जिसे ज्यादातर त्यौहार या किसी भी ख़ास दिन बनाया जाता है. इसे भगवन को चढ़ाया जाता है, फिर इसका सेवन किया जाता है. इसमें आप कढ़ी पत्ते का तड़का भी डाल सकते है, लेकिन ज्यादातर इसमें तड़का नहीं डाला जाता। वरन भात रेसिपी को चावल और हरे प्याज और आलू की सब्ज़ी के साथ दिन के खाने के लिए परोसे।  अगर आपको यह रेसिपी पसंद है, तो आप यह भी बना सकते है  पंचमेल दाल रेसिपी  दाल तड़का रेसिपी  गुजराती दाल रेसिपी 

Goan Soya Mince Potato Chop Recipe is simple to make and can be made in advance and stored in the fridge. Made with minced soya granules cooked with spices, green peas, onions and ginger, garlic. This delicious stuffing in filled inside boiled potatoes, made into patties and then pan fried.  Goan Soya Mince Potato Chop are perfect lip smacking snack which can be had anytime of the day. Pack it in your kids lunch box or serve for evening snack or as an appetizer for your party.  Serve ...

Chicken Xacuti Recipe is essentially a Goan style chicken curry packed with flavours.  Xacuti is actually pronounced as ‘shakuti’ derived from the Portuguese word ‘chacuti’. A unique dish that consists of Kashmiri red chilies, poppy seeds, coconut, onion and spices. A wonderful blend of spices and coconut gives this curry a unique taste. The texture too is amazing with ground spices and coconut. Give it a try and you will love it. Serve Chicken Xacuti with Steamed Rice or Ladi ...

Goan Poee Recipe is simple and delicious recipe made from whole wheat flour, maida and wheat bran. It is a very popular bread in Goa that is typically sold in the early morning hours on the streets or you can find them being sold in most Goan bakeries.  Serve Goan Poee with Goan Style Mushroom Shagoti and Potato Vindaloo for a Goan meal or you can even serve it with a Continental meal made of Cream of Pumpkin Soup  and Walnut Mushroom Veg Bolognese . Try ...

Rava Fried Prawns is a traditional Goan dish. In Goa, we make different kinds of rava fried dishes to have as an accompaniment with rice and fish curry. No Goan thali is complete without rava fried delicacies. Prawns are a good source of protein and calcium and is a good source of vitamin A and E. They also contain zinc which maintains the immune system. However, anything in excess is not good. Rava fried prawns or tiger prawns tastes yum and can be served as starters for parties. Serve Rava Fried ...