Best Gharguti Goan Home Food Recipes
The Bol is a dark brown, circular dome-shaped sweet, with solid brown bread like texture, with amazingly different taste. The major taste differentiator in this bol is the use of the dark-colored, pyramid shaped coconut jaggery, which is a specialty in Goa. It bestows a unique bitter-sweet taste to the product, in which it is […]
Bharli Karli is popularly known as a stuffed bitter gourd. This is made in so many different ways from a dry sauteed dish to a curried version. This stuffed bitter gourd is balanced by the sweetness of caramelised onions and blended with taste spices. This makes an excellent side dish with some roti, paratha, naan […]
Shepuchi Bhaji is a simple, quick stir-fry bhaji that uses fresh dill leaves. These light feathery leaves called Shepu in Marathi are loaded with nutrients and are extremely healthy.
Bharli Karli / Stuffed Bitter Gourd. Is a unique and interesting side dish delicacy made with bitter gourd. The spiced masala with onions and spices are stuffed inside the bitter gourd cavity and then fried till it is crisp. The stuffed karela is generally served as a side dish or a bite to the dal […]
Dudhi Bharta uses pumpkin (Kaddu) cooked with onion, and variety of spices. Pumpkin bharta generally served with phulka/roti and mango pickle.
Lauki Ka Bharta uses grated bottle gourd/lauki cooked with onion, tomato and variety of spices. It has a unique flavor as compared to the normal lauki curry. Bottle gourd is very healthy and reduces cholesterol. This bharta generally served with phulka/roti and mango pickle.
Foxtail Millet Rice Dosa is a very healthy food and very low in calories, plus it’s so delicious that you can never have enough of it. This is another staple that has been in India for centuries but under different names. This dosa gives you the best of both worlds, and is sure to become […]
Tendli Fry is a simple and easy home style fry and is best served as a side dish with chapatis or with curd rice and dal-rice.
Hyderabadi Baingan is a delicious dish made with small baingans. It is a popular vegetarian recipe from the Hyderabadi cuisine and goes very well with biryani varieties or rotis or rice. This brinjal gravy is often made to serve as a side dish with biryani.
This Southern favorite gets a new twist with the addition of mushrooms, spinach and corn.
Chief promoters and contributors to “Gharguti” include: health professional Uday Barad & engineering professional Shivani Prabhu Dessai, both are deeply involved in the art of home cooking for over 25 years. And a host of Goan Guest Contributors who take pride in ‘Home Cooking’ other than consuming restaurant and or fast foods sold outside. Special thanks go to a computer engineer, specialized in Android software designing and a connoisseur in food maters for initiating simple and user-friendly “Gharguti” website.
