Beetroot has several health benefits and we have several recipes on our blog with beetroots – Beetroot Cutlets, Beetroot Parathas, Beetroot & Sweet Potato Salad to name a few. Here is a perfect no-oil recipe which combines the goodness of beetroot and yoghurt into a healthy and delicious side dish which goes with both rotis […]
Prawns Biryani Recipe
Here is a delicious and easy Prawns Biryani recipe. This recipe consists of three parts – making the rice, making the gravy and making the garnishing. Then the rice and gravy are layered out and garnished with fried onion and cashew nuts. A truly mouth-watering affair 🙂 Our regular readers will know by now how […]
Tomato Feta Salad
Tomato Feta Salad is a very simple salad recipe which combines together the sweet taste of cherry tomatoes and the creaminess of feta cheese.  It is ready in a jiffy and is a good accompaniment with any meal. I had seen Tomato Feta Salad in the ready-to-eat section of supermarkets many times. And every time I […]
Junka or Cabbage Junka
Cabbage Junka or Kobicho Junko is a recipe in which chickpea flour or besan is cooked with cabbage and spices. This is my moms recipe for junka in the Goan style which I simply love. Junka is very famous in Maharashtra and is generally made of spring onions and served with Bhakri. I had first eaten […]
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 […]
Prawns Sukhe
Prawns Sukhe is one of the tastiest and easiest Goan preparations of prawns which is a treat for all seafood lovers. It is a perfect side dish in a typical Goan meal consisting of fish curry\solkadi and rice. It can also be eaten with rotis. I have also tried a recipe where I have stuffed […]
Palak Rice or Palak Pulao
Palak rice is a very healthy and easy rice preparation which combines rice with the goodness of spinach. This is an awesome rice dish to eat by itself or in combination with any gravy or raita. It can also serve as an excellent lunch box or tiffin box option. I have been very lucky that […]
Chicken Xacuti Recipe
 Chicken Xacuti is a traditional Goan curry made with a combination of several roasted spices and coconut and is very flavorful. It can also be made with mutton instead of chicken. I make chicken curries several times some of my favorite ones being Chicken Kheema Mutter, Chicken Coriander Curry, Chicken Curry with Curry Leaves and Chicken Ghee […]
Pudina Chutney or Mint Chutney
Pudina Chutney or Mint Chutney is very commonly served with most chats like Ragda Pattice, samosa chat, kacchi dabeli etc. It also tastes very good with sandwiches. Mint (Pudina in hindi) leaves are packed with nutrients such as calcium, phosphorous, vitamin C, D and E. All these nutrients and vitamins put together help in boosting […]
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 […]