Pooja Nadkarni

Want to make some oil free appetizers and also please your family and friends? Try out these completely oil free, Baked Meatballs Recipe. Meat balls are basically prepared out of minced or ground meat (lamb, goat, chicken etc) mixed with herbs, spices, onions, breadcrumbs and egg. They are ...

Whenever you feel like having something crunchy and tasty snack during teatime, you must go for these beauties. They just taste awesome with any chutney or sauce. Very simple to prepare, gets baked within 15 minutes. The stuffing is made up of spicy shrimp and spinach which gives it extra healthy touch. Serve Shrimp ...

 If you ever happen to make something delicious which goes well with rain theme, these Tikkis are perfect. They can also be served for your house parties or can be taken along for your pot luck parties. Serve Chicken Tikki along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney, Tomato Chutney or ...

Looking for party ideas? Go for Stuffed Mussels. They are pretty simple to prepare and your guests would enjoy them. It can become among the best appetizers if you love shell fish. In this recipe, the mussel meat is cooked separately using spices and stuffed back in the shells. It is a great appetiser ...

Mussels in Asian Style is a quick way to fix your lunch or dinner. Turmeric powder is used in this recipe to hide the strong smell of mussels. But you can totally skip it. You can serve it as a side dish along with your meal. Serve Mussels In Asian Style as a side dish along with Hoisin Tofu ...

Shallow fried bitter gourd, also called as Karatyachyo fodi in Goa is one of the most easy and healthy recipe. These are prepared by shallow frying the bitter gourd pieces using spices until they are nice and crisp and served with any vegetarian Thali. Serve Karatyacho Fodi along with Goan Style ...

Recheado or reshad Bangdo is one of the Goan Speciality where Bangdo or Mackerel is stuffed with Goan Recheado spice masala. This spice or masala can be prepared and stored in the refrigerator and be used whenever required. In Recheado Mackerel, the masala is stuffed inside the Mackerels and pan fried ...

When you are health conscious and looking for a non deep fried side dish, Pan Fried Pompano is one of the best choice because, in this recipe, pompano pieces are marinated with some spices and shallow fried using very little oil. This makes a perfect dinner when served with some salad for your healthy ...

South Indian Style Fish Curry is one of the best to be served on Rice for dinner or lunch. Any kind of fish can be used for this curry. The curry leaves tempering given for this curry gives it unique flavor which makes you drool.  Serve South Indian Style Fish Curry along with Steamed Rice. ...

Savory Shrimps on skillet is a recipe where shrimps are shallow fried on a skillet using butter. This can be served as a party appetizers or whenever you are expecting some guests. They are easy to make and gets ready in no time. You can also serve it as a side dish along with your meal. Serve Savory ...

If you happen to quickly fix your lunch or dinner, these sauted prawns is one of the best option. Prawns are cooked in lots of sauteed garlic to give it a nice aroma. You can serve it with bread, add some noodles or even can be served as an appetizer. Serve Sauteed Spicy Prawns along with Shorshe Maach ...

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 ...

Crab Rangoons or crab wontons are crispy American Chinese snack prepared by wrapping chinese wontons with crab meat, scallions, cream cheese, with some ginger or garlic and then deep fried. This makes a perfect starter for your house parties and can be served with dip of your choice. So next time, you ...

Mutton Keema Soup Recipe is ground goat cooked well using aromatic spices like bayleaf, thyme, ginger and turmeric tempering. This is one of the best starter or appetizer during winter seasons. Serve Mutton Keema Soup Recipe with Sundried Tomato Focaccia Bread Recipe or Fennel Pesto ...

Navel Orange Marmalade Recipe is one of the easy recipe which can be prepared with just 3 ingredients. It is one of the best spread for bread during breakfast. This version of recipe has no preservatives and no pectin. It feels great when you use homemade simple recipes instead of store bought fruit ...

In Red Wine Sauce Over Baked Sol Fish Recipe, fish is first seasoned and perfectly baked. Creamy red wine sauce is separately prepared which gives the fish a unique flavor and taste. Serve Red Wine Sauce Over Baked Sol Fish Recipe as an inclusion in your weekend dinner with family, along with Fresh ...

Stuffed Strawberries Recipe With Grated Paneer is a fusion recipe that Indianised the stuffed strawberries from temperate World. Here the freshly homemade paneer is cooked in condensed milk with saffron, cooled and stuffed inside strawberries. This Stuffed Strawberries Recipe With Grated Paneer ...

Stuffed Brinjals is one of the Maharashtrian vegetarian delicacies where we stuff Brinjals (eggplants) with spicy stuffing and slow cook them. This can be prepared dry or with extra gravy and served with roti or chapati. Serve Bharli Vangi along with Panchmel Dal, Boondi Raita and Phulkas for a weekday ...

Fish Sukka Recipe is a dish made with marinated Fish cooked in Spicy Masala Filling. Masala is made by combining spices in poppy seeds, coconut, onion, ginger and garlic. This Fish Sukka Recipe (Fish With Spicy Masala Filling) is served as an appetizer with Lahsuni Dal Tadka (Moong Dal with Pumpkin) ...

Tangy and flavourful Tallyanche Hooman or Sardine curry prepared using grated coconut paste infused with spices goes well with hot and steamy rice. It is normally prepared in Goan Saraswat Brahmin houses in Goa. Serve Goan Style Tallyanche Hooman along with Mooga Gathi and Steamed Rice for a weekday ...

Have you ever tried out fish tandoori? Trust me, it is equally as delicious as chicken tandoori. Normally, tandoori is prepared in tandoor oven, but I normally prepare it in my convection oven. The fish choice is completely upto you. Same recipe can be used for fillets too. I normally use pompano or ...

Goat curry or Mutton is one of the spicy, sizzling gravy prepared using tender goat meat cooked in lot of Indian Spices and coconut paste which is best if served with Indian bread. While preparing any goat curry, make sure that the goat meat is fresh. The more tender the goat meat, more easier it is ...

We call Pomfret as Paplet in Goa and If you love Goan food, then Paplet Hooman/Pomfret Curry is a must to try out. This curry is coconut based curry where you prepare coconut paste by grinding together freshly grated coconut along with spices. It goes well with hot and steamy rice. Serve Paplet Hooman ...

In Goa, we call raw mango , "Almi" and this Maharashtrian Amleche God Lonche Recipe is one of my mom's delicacy. She taught me how to get perfect god lonche or sweet pickle, which is a popular accompaniment in most Maharashtrian households. We have to make sure that we get good quality of jaggery for ...