Avocado Tomato Salad is a very simple recipe which combines together the goodness of avocados and tomatoes into this colorful and healthy salad. Avocado is a nutritional powerhouse with several health benefits. Avocados are rich in phytochemicals, which help prevent the development of certain cancers. Monounsaturated fat accounts for three quarters of the calorie count […]
Vegetarian Lasagna (Eggplant Lasagna)
Here is a Vegetarian Lasagna recipe with eggplant, capsicum, Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Looking for a healthy and easy lasagna recipe? This one is a must try. I love Italian cuisine and have recently started experimenting with various Italian dishes at home. Whether it was Chicken Spaghetti or Pizza or Calzone or Frittata, with the success of every […]
Puran Poli Recipe
Puran Poli is a traditional sweet flat-bread which is made in India in the States of Goa and Maharashtra. It is usually served on auspicious occasions as dessert and during festivals like Holi and Padwa. The stuffing is called as ‘Puran’ and the outer layer is called as ‘Poli’. Today being the festival of colors-Holi, […]
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. […]
Strawberry Muffins
Here is a very easy to make and yummy Strawberry muffins recipe using fresh strawberries. I always have strawberries in my fridge in the strawberry season as it is my daughters favorite fruit. This strawberry season, I decided to make some recipes with strawberries apart from eating them directly. So, here it is – A tempting and […]
Strawberry Phirni
Strawberry Phirni is a creamy sweet rice pudding with fresh strawberries. A few days back, I suddenly found myself with an excess of both strawberries and milk in the fridge. I had made strawberry muffins and strawberry cake just a few days back. So this time I thought of trying Strawberry Phirni as it was […]
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, […]
Chicken ala king
Chicken ala king is an easy to make yet very delicious chicken recipe. The unique part of this chicken ala king are the eggs that are added almost as the last step. The eggs gives the thickness as well as the creaminess to the gravy. A recipe having both chicken and eggs -sound royal? Maybe […]
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 […]