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 […]
Nachni Satva or Ragi Pudding is a rich source of iron, calcium, fibre and proteins. Ragi extract combined with coconut milk and jaggery and cooked to form a halwa that can be cut into pieces. Ingredients: Nachni/Ragi – 1 cup Grated Coconut – 1 cup Jaggery – 1 and 1/2 cup (see Tips) Salt – […]
Dal Thoy is a spiced dal made with minimal ingredients. It is a great soup to serve on a chilly night with some Indian flat bread. In Goa, it is served with steaming rice.
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 […]
Chako (Raw Jackfruit Bhaji) is Goans favorite veggie. It is a spicy, dry bhaji made using raw jackfruit and is absolutely adored. Tender most raw jackfruits to raw jackfruits that aren’t fully developed or aren’t completely mature will do to make this chako. It is served hot and is a Goan crowd pleaser.
Kirl/Quill (Bamboo shoots) are favorite among Goans. Quill (Bamboo shoots) are yummy and are used to prepare a variety of dishes. Bamboo shoots are used fresh or pickled to prepare a variety of dishes. The fresh tender bamboo remains crunchy even after cooking, whereas, the pickled bamboo shoots become soft over a long period of […]
Aakur Tonak is Goan monsoon vegetable and this dish is invariably prepared by all Hindus during monsoon season.
Aluche Tonak dish is very famous in Maharashtra and is known as Aluch Fadfade. The version/recipe presented herein is of the Goan version which is called as” Aluche tonak”. ‘Tonak’ is the general name given to gravy dish made using coconut.
This creamy and spicy curry is prepared mainly with green peas and mushrooms. The curry gets its flavor and richness from its tomato and onion-based sauce tossed in a cashew paste. It is an ideal side dish to roti/chapati and jeera rice or plain steamed rice.
Palak Sweet Corn is mild and lightly spiced curry that offers sweetness of the corn and go very well with the slight bland taste of palak.
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