Goan prawn cake
This Goan dish, apa de camarao, has a great, and unusual taste combination - a hot, savoury and slightly sweet filling of prawn, baked inside a coconut cake. Very Portuguese, and very Goan.
This Goan dish, apa de camarao, has a great, and unusual taste combination - a hot, savoury and slightly sweet filling of prawn, baked inside a coconut cake. Very Portuguese, and very Goan.
The Goan version of "meat and three veg", and shows the Portuguese heritage. In fact, it is most commonly called by its Portuguese name of Bife de Goa. It has everything that the Portuguese loved, and inspired in Goan cuisine, namely chilli, garlic and vinegar.
Seb ka achaar is an uncooked pickle using a fresh green apple. It is hot, spicy and intense with a fresh flavour from the apple.
The coolness of the yoghurt, with the sweetness of the apple, makes this hare seb ki raita the perfect accompaniment for hot food
Green chutney, hari chutni, or dhania chutni, is fresh chutney made from coriander and mint. It goes with almost everything.
Paneer pudina tikka is a great starter or finger food for parties. The secret to this recipe is to use the best paneer you can get or make it yourself. The marinade is fresh, aromatic and has quite a chilli hit. Simple to make with great results.
A simple and delicious pulao. Matar pulao is rice simmered in stock, with bursts of flavour from the fresh green peas. An ideal accompaniment to many of the meat or poultry recipes in this book.
A crunchy Gujarati salad with carrots and black mustard seeds, gajar nu salat is a fresh and healthy dish to enjoy as an accompaniment to most main dishes.
This delicious, nourishing dish of mixed dal is a family favourite and is simple to prepare. It is from the Gujarat region where it is called keoti dal. It is one of the more robustly spiced dal dishes in this cookbook.
With chunky pieces of lime and robust spices, this tangy pickle, nimbu ka achaar, is an ideal accompaniment to everything in this cookbook.
These steamed savoury rice cakes, idli, are served at breakfast, as a snack, or in place of rice for a lighter meal.
Idli batter is used make the south Indian idli and dosa. Start this recipe the day before you want use it, as it has a long fermentation time.