Pudina Chicken or Mint chicken is a very easy to prepare dry chicken recipe that can serve as a great starter/appetizer. The recipe requires very simple ingredients, thus you can add pudina chicken to your menu without much pre-planning. Come summer, and we just don’t feel like eating the typical roti-sabzis. Fresh salads start appearing […]
Cafreal Rosti
Cafreal Rosti – An awesome fusion of the Swiss Rosti with the Goan Cafreal. Rosti is a Swiss dish consisting of coarsely grated potatoes shaped into patties and fried.It is crispy and golden on the outside and soft and velvety on the inside. I have already posted the recipe for rosti earlier. And Kingfish Cafreal is a […]
Amla Chutney
Amla Chutney is a great accompaniment with any snacks or meals. This amla chutney has a fresh tangy taste brought by the amlas which makes it a hit always. Amla or Indian Gooseberries are packed with several health benefits. Being rich in vitamin C and several minerals, amlas are known for their immunity boosting capability. They are […]
Chicken Cafreal Balls in Manchurian Sauce
Chicken Cafreal Balls in Manchurian Sauce is a fusion of two very popular dishes. Chicken Cafreal is a Goan Portugese speciality that involves chicken marinated in coriander based paste. Manchurian Sauce is a soya sauce based thick sauce. Vegetable balls in Manchurian sauce or chicken balls in Manchurian sauce are very commonly found items on […]
Kingfish Cafreal
Kingfish Cafreal is a spicy preparation of Kingfish in a coriander based marinade. The marinade is the most important and almost only part of this recipe. It is very easy to make and gets ready in a jiffy. Cafreal is known to have originated from the Portuguese. I make Chicken Cafreal very often. But this was the […]
Pani Puri
Pani Puri or Golgappa or Gup Chup or Aloo Chaap – known by several different names across India, this is one street food which is loved by all. A pani puri is basically a small puri, stuffed with some dry ingredients (can be spicy mashed potato, boondi, sprouts etc), then dipped in a tangy water […]
Stuffed Mackerel (Coriander Stuffing)
Stuffed fish is a delicacy indeed. And though it sounds like a complicated dish, it actually isn’t. Especially the filling used in this recipe is an easy to make one. The spicy tangy stuffing, makes this an excellent accompaniment with plain rice and fish curry (Kingfish curry, Mackerel Curry) or dal. My personal choice is […]
Egg Biryani (Pressure Cooker)
We love biryani. But given my hectic schedule, sometimes I find it difficult to find time to follow the elaborate procedure (cook rice and other ingredients separately and then layer it up together and cook again). So here is a version of biryani that can be made quickly and is equally tasty. The green masala […]
Chicken Cafreal
Chicken Cafreal is yet another Goan delicacy which was originated by the Portuguese. It is a spicy preparation of chicken in a coriander based marinade. The marinade is the most important and almost only part of this recipe. The chicken needs to be marinated and kept for atleast 3-4 hours. As with most marination based […]
Chicken Coriander Curry
Chicken Coriander Curry is a very easy to make chicken curry recipe in which the chicken is marinated in a marinade made of coriander and mint along with other spices. In Bahrain, weekend starts on Thursday. And of course, it is must in my house to have something interesting for dinner on Thursday night. However, […]



