Ingredients
1 kg pork
1 lb. pork liver and heart
1/4 bottle vinegar (approx. 300 ml)
a small amount of tamarind and salt to taste
Grind the following in vinegar:
30 dry red chilies
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 inch piece turmeric
4 cloves
Slice the following:
1 full pod garlic
2 inch piece of ginger
3 onions
4 green chilies
Method
Wash and boil the pork,liver and heart in full piece.
Cool and cut into small cubes, then fry in frying pan (without using any oil) till nice and brown.
Using a little fat from the fried pork, fry the ginger, garlic and onions, until the onions change colour. Add the masala (the mixed spices), fry well then
add the fried pieces of meat. The tamarind paste should be added to the meat
together with a little vinegar (if necessary). Add two teaspoons of salt or more if desired. Cook on a slow fire till meat is tender.
Finally add green chilies.
Cook for another ten minutes and remove from the fire. Sorpotel tastes good on
the next day, and even better after three days or more.
from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes
Ingredients
1 lb.. pork cut fine or minced
6 large onions
For the pastry:
250 g. flour sieved thrice with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
125 g. flour and 125 g. semolina sieved with baking powder
3 egg yolks
1 Tsp. ghee (clarified butter)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Method
Knead all the above ingredients thoroughly till a soft dough is formed and keep aside. Do not use water.
Grind to a fine paste: 2 green chilies 1 red chili 1/2 inch piece ginge 6 flakes of garlic a pinch or two of cumin seed1/4 inch piece turmeric 6 peppercorns 1 inch piece cinnamon 6 cloves
Mix together the cut/minced pork and the ground spices well. Brown the sliced onions in a little oil, add the meat mixture and fry well.
Add two Tsp. tamarind water or vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar and a
little warm water just enough to allow the meat to cook. Remove from fire when
the preparation gets relatively dry. Salt may be added if desired. Divide the dough into small even-sized balls.
Spread them on greased aluminum forms, fill with meat stuffing and cover with
remaining dough.
Close every empadinha well, till it has a nice finish. Brush the top of each
empadinha with beaten egg yolk to give it a glazed finish. Bake till light brown.
from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes
Ingredients
3 lambs kidneys, cleaned, cored and cubed
2 rashers of bacon, chopped
5 tomatoes, chopped
small bunch coriander leaves, chopped
small bunch mint leaves, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 inch piece ginger, chopped
2 green chilies, chopped
1 onion, minced or very finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
Method
In a little oil fry the onions until they start to brown. Add the remaining
ingredients other than the kidney. Fry for 5 minutes then add the kidney, salt
and pepper. Cook until done. Serve on either fried or toasted bread.
Ingredients
1 lb. steak, cubed
6 red chilies
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin
6 cloves garlic
salt to taste
1 tsp ground pepper
1 inch piece ginger
4 cloves
2 inch piece cinnamon
seeds from 3 black cardamoms
1/2 tsp instant tamarind (tamcon)
Method
Grind together all the ingredients
(except meat). Add a little water to make a paste.
Mix masala with meat and marinate for two hours.
Fry the meat in a little oil over a low heat for about 20 minutes. Add 1 cup of water and simmer until meat is tender.
Ingredients
1 lb. beef cubed (whichever you use for stewing)
2 tsp salt
6 large onions
8 peppercorns
1 inch piece ginger
6 cloves garlic
1 bunch coriander leaves
1 bunch mint leaves
6 green chilies
salt to
taste
1/2 tsp tamarind concentrate
salt and pepper to taste
Method
Boil the meat, peppercorns, one onion and salt for 20 minutes, drain and reserve the water.
Slice the remaining onions and finely chop the ginger, garlic, chilies, coriander and mint. Fry the onions until translucent.
Add the remaining chopped ingredients and meat.
Pour in about 1 cup of the reserved water and simmer until the meat is done.
Add the tamarind and continue cooking, uncovered over a high heat until the
moisture has evaporated.
Ingredients
Please see part 1 (fish) for the preparation of the balchao, or buy a commercial
preparation.
1kg pork, cubed
2 onions, sliced
1 Tsp oil or ghee
8 Tsp prawn balchao
salt
2 Tsp tomato ketchup
vinegar as necessary
Method
Grind the following in a little vinegar: 15 dried red Kashmiri chilies, 1 tsp
cumin seeds, 5 peppercorns, 1 tsp turmeric, 5 cloves, 1 inch piece of cinnamon, 1 inch piece of ginger, 10 cloves garlic.
Rub the pork with salt and set aside. Fry the onions until browned. Add the meat
and brown.
Add the masala, ketchup and balchao and fry for a few minutes. Add 2-3 cups of
water, bring to the boil and simmer until meat is tender. If the liquid dries out add a little vinegar and/or water.
Ingredients
250 grams rice
1 coconut 3/4 bottle toddy (sap of coconut palm)
salt and sugar to taste
Method
Wash the rice and soak overnight. Drain then grind the rice finely with some of
the toddy.
Grate and then finely grind the coconut. Mix the rice, coconut, 1/2 tsp salt and about 4 Tsp (or more) sugar.
Add enough toddy to make a thick batter. Cover and keep in a warm place for
about 3 hours until batter doubles in quantity.
Pour batter into saucers or idli moulds and steam for 20 minutes.
To check if the sannas are done, pierce with a knife. If the knife comes out clean then the sannas are done.
Ingredients
1kg pork
1/4kg pigs liver
3 green chilies, finely chopped
2 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped
20 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
15 dried red Kashmiri chilies
1 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp coriander seeds, dry roasted
1 tsp turmeric
a marble sized ball of tamarind mixed in 1 cup of water or equivalent of
'instant' e.g Tamcon
vinegar,
salt to taste
Method
Boil the meat with 2 cups of water until liquid reduces by half. Reserve the
boiling liquid.
Cool then cut the meat into cubes. Fry in a little oil until brown. Add the green chilies, garlic and ginger.
Grind together the dried chilies, peppercorns, cumin and coriander with a little vinegar, add the tamarind to this mixture. Add this masala to the meat and fry for a few minutes.
Add the reserved boiling liquid, salt, tamarind and vinegar. Simmer, covered until the meat is tender.
Sorpotel is a dish served at festivals. It is served with sannas, a type of rice
bread. I have included the recipe for sannas, even though you will not be able to make it - it uses the sap of the coconut palm (toddy) as the source of yeast.
Ingredients
1kg pork
1/2kg pork liver and heart
1 cup pork blood mixed with 1/2 cup coconut vinegar
1/4 bottle of coconut vinegar small ball of tamarind, soaked in a cup of water 1
whole head of
garlic, finely chopped 2 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped 3 onions, finely
chopped 4 green
chilies, finely chopped
salt to taste
Masala - grind the following into a paste with a little vinegar 20 dry chilies
1 teaspoon cumin seeds 6 cloves 1 tsp tumeric 10 peppercorns 1 inch piece cinammon bark
Method
Wash and boil the uncut pork, liver and heart.
Cool and cube into small pieces then brown in a little pork fat, remove and set aside. Add ginger, garlic and onions and fry until onions change colour.
Add masala and stir and fry for a minute or so then return meat to pan along
with the tamarind and some of the vinegar if more liquid is required. Cook on a low heat for 1- 1 1/2 hours until meat is tender.
Add the chilies and blood (which may require a good stir prior to adding T.H.), cook for another ten minutes or so. Better eaten the next day re-heated!
Ingredients
Pork Vindaloo IV
Servings: 6
2 tsp whole cumin seeds
2 Hot, dried red chilies
1 tsp black pepper corns
1 tsp cardamom seeds
3 In stick cinnamon
1 1/2 ts black mustard seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
5 Tsp white wine vinegar
1 1/2 ts salt
1 Tsp brown sugar
5 Tsp vegetable oil
2 Medium onions cut into rings
1 1/3 c water
2 lb pork cut into 1" cubes
1 One in cube ginger chopped
8 Cloves garlic peeled
1 Tsp ground coriander seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric
Method
Grind cumin seeds, red chilies, peppercorns, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, black
mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in a coffee-grinder or other spice grinder. Put the ground spices in a bowl.
Add the vinegar, salt and sugar. Mix and set aside. Heat the oil in a wide, heavy pot over a medium flame.
Put in the onions. Fry, stirring frequently, until the onions turn brown and
crisp. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and put them into the container of an electric blender or food processor. (Turn off the heat.)
Add 2-3 Tsp. of water to the blender and puree the onions.
Add this puree to the ground spices in the bowl. (This is the vindaloo paste. It may be made ahead of time and frozen.)
Dry off the meat cubes with a paper towel and remove large pieces of
fat, if any.
Put the ginger and garlic into the container of an electric blender.
Ingredients
4-5 jalapeno or serrano chilies, stems removed, sliced
25 dried red New Mexico chilies, seeds and stems removed
1 head of garlic, cloves separated and peeled
2 separate 1/2-inch cubes ginger root, sliced
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 medium onion, diced
1-inch stick of cinnamon
3-4 cloves
1 C oil
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 lbs lean pork, cut in 1-inch cubes
1 C vinegar
2 tsp salt
Method
Mix the dried chilies, garlic, half the ginger, cumin, mustard seeds, onion,
cinnamon and cloves together and grind or blend them to a fine consistency.
Heat the oil and fry the fresh green chilies, ground mustard and the rest of the sliced ginger until the ginger turns brown and is dry.
Then add the ground spices and the turmeric and fry for about 5 minutes. Add the meat cubes and fry for 3-5 minutes. Then add the vinegar and salt and simmer very slowly for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours until the meat is tender and the oil floats on top.
Skim off oil before serving.
Serves: 4-6 brave people.
Meat dishes in India are always regarded as special treats to be served on special occasions such as festival days or arrival of a special guest. They would be served with vegetable dishes, rice, and
breads. Heat scale: Extremely hot.
Caldeirada is a well known Portuguese dish which, I seem to remember,
uses a lot of shellfish. Here is a Goan version.
Ingredients
10 large mackerel or sardines, cleaned and head removed
4 large onions, sliced
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1 head of garlic, finely sliced
1 inch piece of ginger, finely sliced
3 Tsp light oil
1 Tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
4 bell peppers (red/green) and or green chilies
salt to taste
Method
Layer a few slices of onion and tomato in a pan. Place 1/2 the fish over onions and tomato.
Add another layer of onion/tomato and then another layer of fish. Sprinkle with the garlic and ginger.
Scatter over the remaining onion and tomato. Pour the oil, vinegar and about 6-7 Tsp water over the fish. add salt is desired.
Cook on a low heat until fish is half done. Sprinkle turmeric over fish. Add
peppers/chilies.
Cook until fish is tender.
Goan Machi All along the Konkan coast, a variety of fish and shellfish
are cooked in a hot sweet and sour coconut sauce. 'Kokum' fruit is used
with tamarind to produce a sour effect, but the curry can be made successfully
with limes or lemons as a replacement. I find the flavor improved if the
fish is prepared a day in advance.
Ingredients
1 3/4 lbs firm white fish fillets
1 tsp turmeric salt
2 tsp lemon juice
3 dried hot chili peppers
1 tsp cumin seed
2 Tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp black peppercorns
6 cloves garlic
1 1/4 inch piece peeled fresh gingerroot
2 1/2 cups freshly grated coconut
1 large onion
2 Tsp veg. oil
5 fl. oz. tamarind juice
5 kokums or chopped
flesh from 1/2 lime or lemon
7 oz. peeled tomatoes
3 fresh hot green chili peppers
Method
Sprinkle the fish fillets with the turmeric, a little salt, and
the lemon juice. Leave for several hours. Grind the seeded red chili peppers,
cumin and coriander seeds, and peppercorns to a fine powder, then work
with the garlic, ginger and coconut in a food processor to form a smooth
paste. Chop the onion and fry in the heated oil until golden brown. Add
the spice paste and cook gently for 10 minutes. Pour in 1 quart of boiling
water and simmer for 20 minutes. Now put in the fish and it's liquid, together
with the tamarind juice and the kokums. Cook gently for 10 minutes. Just
at the very end, add the chopped tomatoes and seeded green chili peppers.
from Favorite Indian Food by Diane Seed.
A delicious shellfish recipe from Goa, using spices and fresh coconut.
Ingredients
2 1/4 lbs. mussels
4 Tbl. veg. oil
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 medium onion
6 cloves garlic
1 1/4 inch piece fresh ginger root
2 fresh hot chili peppers
1 tsp. turmeric
2 cups freshly grated coconut
1 tsp. salt
Method
Heat the oil and let the cumin seeds begin to spatter before adding
the finely chopped onion. Cook until it is soft. Grind the garlic and ginger
to a paste with a little water. Add the paste to the onion and, after a
few minutes, stir in the seeded and chopped chilies and turmeric. Add the
coconut, salt and about 10 fl. ozs. water. Simmer for about 5 minutes,
then add the scrubbed mussels, still in their shells. Mix well and simmer
for another 5 minutes or so, when all the shells should be open.
From Favorite Indian Food by Dianne Seed
Ingredients
1Kg chicken, cut into desired pieces (or or off the bone)
6 Tsp ghee
10 onions
2 coconuts - thick and thin milk extracted from one, the other grated
and roasted in a large pan with two of the onions (sliced) and a little
ghee. This should be roasted until the coconut has gone a pale brown. Grind
this roasted coconut/onion mixture.
2 Tsp coriander seeds
5 peppercorns
15 dried red chilies dry roast the above and grind into a paste with a little
water and add 1tsp turmeric.
Method
Dry roast the following and grind into a paste with a little water:
6 cloves
1/2 inch piece cinnamon
1/2 nutmeg
3/4 Tsp aniseed
1 Tsp poppy seeds
2 limes
Chop four of the onions and fry until light brown. Add the chicken and brown.
Add the coriander etc. paste, fry for a minute and then add the thin coconut
milk. Cook until chicken is tender. Cut the remaining onions into quarters and
add to the chicken, along with the roated coconut and cinnnamon etc, paste.
Simmer for a few minutes then add the thick coconut milk. Add salt if required.
Simmer for 10 minutes or so until sauce has thickened. Sprinkle over some
lime juice prior to serving.
Ingredients
1Kg chicken, cut into desired pieces (or or off the bone)
Dry roast the following in a large pan (until coconut is a light brown,
taking care not to burn the spices):
2 tsp coriander seeds
8 dried Kashmiri chilies
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
5 peppercorns
2 tsp peanuts (unsalted)
1/2 coconut, grated
1 tsp turmeric
4 cardamoms
6 cloves
1 inch piece of cinnamon
1 lemon
salt to taste
Method
Add the turmeric, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon to the roasted spices and
finely grind. Fry the spice mixture in some ghee for a few minutes. Add the
chicken and brown. Add salt and a little water and simmer until chicken is
cooked. Sprinkle over lemon juice a few minutes before serving.
Ingredients
1 kg joints
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp mustard seeds
12 Kashmiri chilies
1 head garlic
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 onion, sliced
salt and vinegar to taste
Method
Grind the cumin, mustard, chilies and garlic. Add the turmeric
and enough vinegar to form a paste. Rub the paste all over the chicken
pieces and marinade for as long as possible. Fry the onion until brown
then add the chicken and brown. Add a small amount of water (enough to
stop the chicken drying out) and simmer until chicken is tender. Add salt
and vinegar to taste and cook for a few minutes more. Note :- This is equally
good when lime juice is used in the spice mixture instead of vinegar.
Cafreal is one of those dishes where anything seems to go. I was given
many variants, except the one I wanted. A small restaurant in the back of
beyond served the most wonderful Cafreal, so good the locals were queuing
up for tables. The owner though, flatly refused to give me his recipe.
Cafreal is essentially chicken (whole or jointed) marinated in chilies,
lime juice (or vinegar) and spices, then either deep fried, barbecued or
roasted. The following recipe is my interpretation but I am still working
on it. I have used the roasting method as this produces a great gravy.
I also recommend that you make a stock from the chicken carcass, it adds
an extra dimension to a risotto.
Ingredients
1 chicken, prepared for roasting or jointed chicken pieces
juice of 1 lime
1 level tsp salt
5 dried red Kashmiri chilies, ground
3 green chilies, de-seeded
4 peppercorns, ground
1 Tsp coriander seeds, ground
1/2 inch piece cinnamon bark, ground
1/2 inch piece mace, ground
8 cloves garlic
1 inch piece ginger
Method
Rub the salt and lime juice over the chicken (also inside if whole). Grind
all the other ingredients together and rub over the chicken. Cover and marinade
over night in the fridge.
Heat oven to 325C. Place the chicken in a roasting tray and cover with
foil (this is important - the chicken must be moist when done and the spices
must not burn).
For a 4lb chicken, cook for about 2 hrs (adjust the time to the size of bird or if chicken joints are used).
Baste several times during cooking. For the last 15 minutes of cooking, remove the foil.
Remove the chicken from the roasting tray and leave to rest. You now have two
options for the 'gravy'. Either collect the pan juices as is (no don't
skim the fat off) or skim the fat, deglaze and make a gravy as normal.
When I had it in India it was served just with the pan juices. Notes :-
If a whole chicken was used, then cut into two halves post cooking, do
not carve into slices ;- this is meant to be eaten with your hands. Serve
with plenty of bread to dip the juices up. Why not roast some root veggies
and garlic in the roasting tray while you are at it.
Ingredients
1kg chicken, cut into serving size pieces, either on or off the bone
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp turmeric
1 onion
5 green chilies, de-seeded
6 cloves garlic
1 inch piece ginger
a marble sized ball of tamarind mixed in 1 cup of water or equivalent of 'instant' e.g Tamcon
1 cup coconut milk
salt and vinegar to taste
Method
Grind the spices and finely chop the onion, chilies, garlic and ginger.
Fry the onion until brown. Add the garlic, ginger and green chilies. Cook
for a minute or so. Add the ground spices, followed by the chicken. Fry until
the chicken has browned then add about 1/2 cup of water, the salt, tamarind
and vinegar.
Cover and cook until chicken is tender. Add the coconut milk an simmer,
uncovered, until the sauce thickens. Serve with rice
Goa is the home of vindalho (vindaloo/vindallo etc.), that much bastardized
dish.
Ingredients
1kg Pork, cubed.
10 dried red chilies
6 peppercorns
1 inch piece of ginger
10 cloves of garlic
1 inch piece of cinnamon bark
5 cloves
vinegar (coconut if you can get it) - about 1 cup
Method
Grind the spices, ginger and garlic in the vinegar. Marinate the pork
in the mixture for 2 days in the fridge. Cook, covered, until meat is tender.
Do not add water during cooking. At end of cooking reduce sauce if necessary
- you are aiming for a dryish consistency.
Ingredients
1kg Pork, cubed
4 onions, finely sliced
15 cloves garlic
2 inch piece ginger
20 dried red Kashmiri chilies
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp ground turmeric
6 green chilies, de-seeded and sliced lengthwise
salt, tamarind, vinegar and sugar to taste
oil for frying
Method
Finely slice 8 cloves of garlic and 1 inch of the ginger. Grind together
the dry chilies, cumin, peppercorns and the remaining garlic and ginger.
Add the turmeric to this mixture.
Fry the onions,garlic and ginger (the green masala) until brown. Add the pork, brown, then add the ground masala.
Fry for 10 minutes or so over a low to moderate heat.
Add water, sufficient to cover pork and simmer. When water has reduced by half add the green chilies, tamarind, sugar, salt and vinegar (about 1-3 Tspns).
Continue cooking on a low heat, covered, until meat is tender and gravy is thick.
Ingredients
200g maida (white flour?)
10 egg yolks
500g sugar
1 cup coconut juice thick)
1/4 nutmeg (powdered)
200g ghee (clarified butter)
Method
Take the coconut milk, mix it with the maida, sugar and egg yolks. Stir
thoroughly till sugar has dissolved, andd nutmeg powder and keep aside.
Heat a little ghee in a pan and pour in one cup of batter. Bake till brown.
Add another spoonful of ghee and another cup of batter. Bake and repeat this
till all the batter is used up. Turn the bebinca upside down and cool before
serving.
Note: Baking of bebinca is done over a slow fire.
from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes
Ingredients
1 Pomfret or other white fish, cleaned and cut into steaks.
1 coconut, grated
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
4 cloves garlic
a marble sized ball of tamarind mixed in 1 cup of water or equivalent of
'instant' e.g Tamcon
4 green chilies, slit lengthways
1 onion sliced
1 inch piece ginger, finely chopped
6 dry red chilies
1 inch piece turmeric (or 1 tsp ground)
1 raw mango, cubed
1 lemon salt to taste
Method
Sprinkle lemon juice and salt onto fish
and marinade for an hour or so. Grind the coconut, dry chilies, cumin
seeds and garlic together. Mix the onion, ginger and green chilis and
mash with the turmeric. Add the chopped mango. Add the ground masala and
1 cup of water. Simmer slowly for 10 minutes. Add fish and cook slowly
until the fish is done. Serve with plain boiled rice.
Ingredients
1 lb. any fleshy fish
3 potatoes, boiled and mashed
1 level tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground pepper juice of
1 lime
2 Tsp fish stock
1 egg, beaten well breadcrumbs
oil for frying
Method
Clean and boil the fish in lightly salted water. Remove bones (if any) and mash
together with the potatoes,chili powder, turmeric and pepper. Add enough
lime juice and stock to moisten. Add salt if required. Form into oval rolls,
dip in the egg then coat with breadcrumbs. Deep fry until golden. A similar
dish called bombils may be made using the above method. Here bombay duck,
soaked for 1 hour and then de-boned and mashed, is used instead of the fresh
fish.
Ingredients
1 lb. red tomatoes
1 inch piece turmeric (1tsp ground)
8 peppercorns
3 cloves
1/2 tsp cumin
1 lb. fresh uncooked prawns, cleaned and shelled
1 coconut
2 large onions, finely sliced
1 inch piece of ginger, finely sliced
4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
2 green chilies, finely sliced
Method
Skin and chop the tomatoes then pass through a sieve to remove seeds. Grind
together the turmeric, peppercorns, cloves and cumin. Extract a thick
and thin milk from the coconut. Fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chilies
in a little oil until onions are slightly brown. Add spice mix and fry
for 30 second or so. Add the prawns (if using cooked prawns add at the
end of the cooking) and fry for a few minutes. Add the tomato juice and
cook for 5 minutes. Add the thin coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes. Add
the thick coconut milk and cook until the sauce is thick. Serve with rice.
Note : I was told this may be served with roasted dried prawns, never got
to try them though.
Ingredients
1/4 kg uncooked shelled prawns
20 dried Kashmiri chilies
10 peppercorns
1 Tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
25 tomatoes, peeled and chopped milk from
1/2 a coconut
2 onions, sliced
6 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 inch piece ginger, chopped
4 green chilies
a few curry leaves
handful of freah coriander leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Method
Grind the chilies, coriander, cumin and peppercorns. Fry the onions, garlic
and ginger until the onions have browned. Add the masala, fry for a minute
then add the tomatoes and curry leaves and green chilies. Cook for a minute
or so and then add the prawns and coconut milk and fresh coriander. Cook
on a low heat until sauce has thickened.
Ingredients
1/4 kg uncooked shelled prawns
8 dried Kashmiri chilies
1/2tsp cumin seeds
12 peppercorns
3 cloves garlic
1/2 inch piece ginger
1tsp ground turmeric
2 onions, chopped
2 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped
salt to taste
small amount of tamarind dissolved in a litle water
vinegar to taste
Method
Grind together the chilies, cumin, peppercorns, garlic and ginger.
Mix in the turmeric. Fry the onions in a little oil until golden brown.
Add the tomato and prawns. Fry for a minute. Add the masala, tamarind and
vinegar. Cover and cook until prawns are done.
The sauce used for this is just a plain old bechemel, with the addition
of a good dose of ground black pepper.
Ingredients
1 lb. any fleshy fish - fillets of steaks
1 onion finely sliced
1 large tomato finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 piece ginger, finely chopped
4 peppercorns
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mild vinegar
Method
Fry the sliced ingredients until the onion browns. Add one or two cups of water
and the peppercorns.
Bring to the boil and add the fish and vinegar.
Gently simmer until the fish is done. Serve with your own favorite bechemel.
Ingredients
For the filling:
1/4 kg. prawns
1 onion (chopped fine)
1 tomato (chopped fine)
2 or 3 Tsp. milk
a few drops of lemon juice
Method
Wash and de-shell the prawns. Boil the prawns and then mince the boiled prawns.
Using a little oil, fry the onions and tomato till brown. Then add prawns and fry for a while.
Add the milk and lime juice. Cook till a thick paste is formed. Remove from fire and keep aside.
For the dough:
2 cups maida (flour)
1 cup water
1 Tsp. ghee (hydrogenated oil)
1 or 2 eggs
breadcrumbs
Allow the water to boil, add salt and ghee. Stir in the flour continuously.
Remove from fire and knead when warm, roll out and cut into rounds (for
example with a wineglass). Place a little prawn filling in each round.
Press down the edges, dip in beaten egg, coat with bread crumbs and deep
fry till golden brown.
from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes
Ingredients
1 lb.. of any fleshy fish
3 potatoes (boiled and minced)
1 level teaspoon
turmeric powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
1 sour lime juice
2 Tsp. fish stock
1 egg (well beaten)
fine breadcrumbs
oil for frying
Method
Clean wash and boil the fish in a little water and salt.
Save the water. Remove bones if any and mash together with the minced potatoes,
turmeric, chili and pepper powders. Add lime juice and stock. Salt may
be added if necessary. Form little oval rolls, dip into beaten edd, coat
with bread crumbs and deep fry until golden brown. Serve hot.
from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes
Ingredients
10 large mackerels or sardines
4 large onions (sliced)
2 large tomatoes (sliced)
1 pod garlic (sliced fine)
1 inch piece ginger (sliced fine)
3 Tsp. salad oil
1 Tsp. vinegar
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
4 capcicums/greenpeppers (chopped) or green chilies
2 potatoes (sliced round)
salt to taste
Method
Spread a few slices of onions and tomatoes in a pan.
Halve mackerels and place half the quantity over the onion and tomato slices
in the pan. Put another layer of onions and tomatoes and cover with the
remaining mackerels.
Lastly, sprinkle with ginger and garlic and the remaining onion and tomato slices. Keep the pan on the fine, pour the oil, six or seven Tsp. water and the vinegar over the fish. Add salt if desired.
Close the lid of the pan and allow the fish to cook on a slow fire. Shake
the pan once in a while. When the fish is half done, sprinkle the turmeric
powder, add green peppers or green chilies. Serve with sliced potatoes.
Ingredients
250 grams half-ripe mangoes (i.e. still firm)
2 ripe mangoes
10 Tsp sugar
2 inch piece ginger
12 gloves garlic
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp chili powder
1/2 cup vinegar
Method
Peel and cube the half-ripe mangoes. Mix with the sugar and set aside for an
hour. Peel and chop the ripe mangoes. Grind the ginger and garlic with a little of the vinegar. Add to the sugared mangoes along with the salt and chili powder. Cook over a low heat until the cubes mangoes are tender. Cool and bottle.
Ingredients
1 kg fine shrimp (known as "galmbo"; in Konkani)
1 bottle palm "feni" (drinking it is a favourite Goan pastime
1 pod garlic
12 peppercorns
6 dry red chilies
3 Tsp. salt
2 clean dry empty bottles
Method
Clean the shrimp thoroughly, wash and tie in a muslin cloth. Allow to
hang for about 12 hours till all the water has drained out.
Sqeeze out any water that may be left. Grind the shrimps,salt, garlic and peppercorns with palm feni only.
Mix dry chilies (whole). If any feni is left, it may be added to the shrimp paste. Fill in the bottle and cap tightly.
Ingredients
50 under-ripe mangoes
6 cups salt
4 Tsp turmeric
1 cup oil
1 tsp asafoetida
2 tsp turmeric
2 Tsp fenugreek
10 Tsp mustard seeds
10-15 Tsp chili powder
Method
Peel and cube the mangoes. Mix with salt and turmeric, Cover with a heavy weight
and leave for 3 days, stirring the mixture daily. Heat the oil and fry the asafoetida, turmeric and fenugreek.
Remove spices and set aside and when cool grind to a fine powder. Add 5 Tsp of
the mustard seed to the pan. When the seed begin to pop, remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Dry roast the remaining mustard seeds and then grind them. Mix all the spices together with the chili powder.
Drain the mangoes from the water that has collected, mix well with the spices
and bottle. Can be eaten after a week or so.
Ingredients
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp bright red paprika
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
4 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
1 in piece of fresh ginger peeled and grated
2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
14 oz can coconut milk well stirred
3/4 tsp salt
3 pieces of kokum or 1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 lb peeled and de-veined uncooked prawns
Method
In a bowl, combine 10 fl oz water with the cayenne pepper, paprika,
turmeric, garlic and ginger. Mix well.
Grind the coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a clean coffee grinder and add to the mixture. Put the spice mixture into a pan and bring to a simmer.
Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. The sauce should
reduce and thicken.
Add the coconut milk, salt, kokum or tamarind paste and bring to a simmer. Add the prawns and simmer, stirring now and then, until they turn opaque and are just cooked through.
TIPS If you buy unpeeled headless prawns you will need 1 1/2 lb.
Kokum is the semi-dried sour skin of a fruit that grows along India's
coast. Tamarind paste makes a good substitute.
Copyright of the British Broadcasting Corporation
Sorry, this one is a bit vague.
Ingredients
100 gherkins
1/2 bottle vinegar 1/2 bottle oil
3 tsp salt
8 Tsp sugar
Grind the following in a little vinegar :-
100 dried red chilies
2 Tsp turmeric
10 heads of garlic
1 inch piece ginger
1 tsp fenugreek
Method
Wash and dry the gherkins. Slice lengthwise into 1/4inch slices. Rub with salt
and leave for an hour or so.
Heat the oil and fry the ground masala for a few minutes. Add vinegar,
bring to boil then add sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add gherkins and cook until tender.
Cool and bottle.
Ingredients
1 lb Fish Fillets
1 pn Salt
3 tb Vinegar
1 pn Saffron
1/2 ts Peppercorns
1 ts Dry Mustard
1/4 c Ghee Or
3 Tb Of Vegetable -Oil
1 lg Onion, Thinly Sliced
2 lg Garlic Cloves, Crushed
2 md Red Chili Peppers, Finely -Chopped
Method
Put the fish in an open pan, add salt and vinegar. Cook the saffron, peppercorns
and mustard in the heated ghee or oil until well mixed. Pour this spice mixture over the fish in vinegar and cook gently for 15 minutes.
Add the onion, garlic and chilies with about 60 dl of water. Cover and cook, slowly, for 25 minutes.
From How To Make Good Curries by Helen Lawson Copyright 1973.
Ingredients
12 limes
2 pods garlic
4 inch piece ginger
8 green chilies
1 Tsp chili powder
12 Tsp sugar
1 cup vinegar
Method
Clean the limes and chop into smallish pieces, removing the seeds. Keep any lime
juice that collects whilst chopping.
Finely slice the garlic, ginger and chilies.
Mix together all the ingredients except the vinegar.
Cook over a low heat until mixture is thick. Add the vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes.
Cool and bottle. Eat after 3-4 weeks.
Many Asian countries have a balchao type preserve. It is used either
in the preparation of other dishes ;- see Balchao de peixe (fish balchao)
and Balchao de porco (pork balchao), or served as an accompaniment to other
dishes. For a fresh balchao, i.e. one you are not going to bottle
Ingredients
:
1/4 Kg prawns (shelled)
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp peppercorns
10 Kashmiri chilies
vinegar to taste
1 tsp ground turmeric
2 cups oil
4 medium onions, minced
handful of curry leaves
1 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped
3 heads of garlic, finely chopped
4 green chilies, seeded and chopped
salt to taste
Method
Grind together the cumin, peppercorns and chilies with the vinegar.
Mix in the turmeric. Fry the onions in the oil until all the water have
gone. Add the prawns, masala, curry leaves, garlic, ginger and green chilies.
Simmer for 10 minutes or so.
Ingredients
30 limes
4 Tsp dried red Kashmiri chilies
2 Tsp turmeric
2 Tsp cumin seeds
handful curry leaves
2 1/2 cups vinegar
2 Tsp mustard seeds
4 whole heads garlic
5 inch piece ginger
10 green chilies
4 Tsp sugar
2 Tsp salt
2 cups oil
Method
Cut the limes into quarters, salt and keep, covered for 3-4 days.
Grind together the chilies, turmeric, cumin and mustard.
Peel the garlic but keep cloves whole.
Slice the ginger.
Heat the oil in a large pan.
Add the garlic, ginger and curry leaves and cook until the garlic has browned slightly.
Add the ground spices and chopped green chilies. Cook for a minute or so and
then add the vinegar.
Wash the limes in a little vinegar and add to the pan along with the
sugar. Bring to the boil and cook for 15-20 minutes over a low heat. Cool and bottle. Eat after 3-4 weeks.
Ingredients
1 lb. fleshy fish steaks (prawns may be substituted)
1 coconut
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
6 peppercorns
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 inch piece turmeric (or
1 tsp ground)
2 onions, sliced
1 tomato, sliced
2 Tsp oil
2 green chilies sliced lengthways (or more if desired)
salt and vinegar to taste
Method
Clean and wash the fish. Cut into small steaks, rub in salt and
vinegar and set aside. Grind the spices. Extract a thick milk from the
coconut (see intro). Add the ground spices to the coconut and pass through
the blender again to extract a thin milk. Fry the onions and tomato in
the oil, add the thin coconut milk. Bring to the boil and add the chilies,
fish and thick coconut milk. Simmer until fish is cooked.
Caldine is also prepared using hard boiled eggs or bhindi (okra/ladies' fingers). Serve with plain boiled rice.
Ingredients
1 lb. lean lamb
1 lb. pork
Thin slices fresh ginger
2 Tabl. ghee or oil
1 lg. onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 fresh red or green chilies, seeded
1 Tabl. ground cumin
2 Tabl. black mustard seed, ground
2 tsp. chili powder or to taste
2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 Cup vinegar
1/2 Cup water
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
Method
Cut both meats into cubes and thread on bamboo skewers alternately with thin
slices of tender ginger.
Heat ghee or oil in a saucepan and fry the onion, garlic, chilies until
onion is soft and golden brown. Add the ground spices and continue stirring and frying for 1 minute.
Add vinegar, water, salt and pepper. Let the mixture come to the boil, then put in skewers of meat, turn to coat in the spice mixture, cover and cook on very low heat until meat is tender.
Stir and turn kebabs once or twice during cooking. When meat is tender, cook, uncovered, until gravy is thickened and dark.
Serve with white rice and accompaniments.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
6 fillets or steaks of any firm fish
1 onion oil for shallow
frying
2 Tsp balchao paste Masala mix :-
20 dry Kashmiri chilies
5 peppercorns
10 cloves garlic
1/2 inch piece turmeric (or
1/2 tsp ground)
3 cloves small
piece of cinnamon bark (about 1/2 inch)
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
Method
Grind together the masala mix in enough vinegar to give a thick paste.
Fry the onions until brown, add the masala and fry for about 5 minutes
over a low heat. Add the balchao and continue to cook. In a separate pan
fry the fish slightly. Add the masala/onion mixture to the fish, adding
a little water if the paste is too thick. Simmer until the fish is cooked.
Serve with plain boiled rice.
Ingredients
2 cups rice
1 cup mussels
1 big onion chopped finely
1 tomato chopped
1 stick cinnamon
4 cloves
4 cardamoms
3 red chilies
1/4 tsp turmeric,
salt to taste
Method
Heat oil in a big vessel, add the cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and the
chilies. After a min add the onion. fry this till the onions turn golden.
Now add the mussels , fry for 5 mins and add the tomato. Add salt and turmeric
and cook for 7 mins. Now add the rice and 2-1/2 cups of water. Cover and
cook till done. Garnish with slivered jalapenos and chopped cilantro.
Caldeirada is a well known Portuguese dish which, I seem to remember,
uses a lot of shellfish. Here is a Goan version.
Ingredients
10 large mackerel or sardines, cleaned and head removed
4 large onions, sliced
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1 head of garlic, finely sliced
1 inch piece of ginger, finely sliced
3 tbls light oil
1 Tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
4 bell peppers (red/green) and or green chilies
salt to taste
Method
Layer a few slices of onion and tomato in a pan. Place
1/2 the fish over onions an tomato. Add another layer of
onion/tomato and then another layer of fish. Sprinkle with the garlic and
ginger. Scatter over the remaining onion and tomato. Pour the oil, vinegar
and about 6-7 Tsp water over the fish. add salt is desired. Cook on a
low heat until fish is half done. Sprinkle turmeric over fish. Add peppers/chilies.
Cook until fish is tender.
Goan Machi All along the Konkan coast, a variety of fish and shellfish
are cooked in a hot sweet and sour coconut sauce. 'Kokum' fruit is used
with tamarind to produce a sour effect, but the curry can be made successfully
with limes or lemons as a replacement. I find the flavor improved if the
fish is prepared a day in advance.
1
Ingredients
3/4 lbs firm white fish fillets
1 tsp turmeric salt
2 tsp lemon juice
3 dried hot chili peppers
1 tsp cumin seed
2 tbls coriander seeds
1 tsp black peppercorns
6 cloves garlic
1 1/4 inch piece peeled fresh gingerroot
2 1/2 cups freshly grated coconut
1 large onion
2 tbls veg. oil
5 fl. oz. tamarind juice
5 kokums or chopped
flesh from 1/2 lime or lemon
7 oz. peeled tomatoes
3 fresh hot green chili peppers
Method
Sprinkle the fish fillets with the turmeric, a little salt, and
the lemon juice. Leave for several hours. Grind the seeded red chili peppers,
cumin and coriander seeds, and peppercorns to a fine powder, then work
with the garlic, ginger and coconut in a food processor to form a smooth
paste. Chop the onion and fry in the heated oil until golden brown. Add
the spice paste and cook gently for 10 minutes. Pour in 1 quart of boiling
water and simmer for 20 minutes. Now put in the fish and it's liquid, together
with the tamarind juice and the kokums. Cook gently for 10 minutes. Just
at the very end, add the chopped tomatoes and seeded green chili peppers.
from Favorite Indian Food by Diane Seed.
A delicious shellfish recipe from Goa, using spices and fresh coconut.
Ingredients
2 1/4 lbs. mussels
4 Tbl. veg. oil
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 medium onion
6 cloves garlic
1 1/4 inch piece fresh ginger root
2 fresh hot chili peppers
1 tsp. turmeric
2 cups freshly grated coconut
1 tsp. salt
Method
Heat the oil and let the cumin seeds begin to spatter before adding
the finely chopped onion. Cook until it is soft. Grind the garlic and ginger
to a paste with a little water. Add the paste to the onion and, after a
few minutes, stir in the seeded and chopped chilies and turmeric. Add the
coconut, salt and about 10 fl. ozs. water. Simmer for about 5 minutes,
then add the scrubbed mussels, still in their shells. Mix well and simmer
for another 5 minutes or so, when all the shells should be open.
From Favorite Indian Food by Dianne Seed
Chicken Chicken Shakuti I (chicken cooked in coconut)
Chicken Shakuti II (chicken cooked in coconut)
Chicken Moelho
Chicken Cafreal
Chicken Gizad
Chicken Baffad
Chicken chili fry
Goanese Fiery Duck Curry in Vindaloo Sauce
Ingredients
1Kg chicken, cut into desired pieces (or or off the bone)
6 Tsp ghee
10 onions
2 coconuts - thick and thin milk extracted from one, the other grated
and roasted in a large pan with two of the onions (sliced) and a little
ghee. This should be roated until the coconut has gone a pale brown. Grind
this roasted coconut/onion mixture.
2 Tsp coriander seeds
5 peppercorns
15 dried red chilies dry roast the above and grind into a paste with a little water and add 1tsp turmeric.
Dry roast the following and grind into a paste with a little water:
6 cloves
1/2 inch piece cinnamon
1/2 nutmeg
3/4 Tsp aniseed
1 Tsp poppy seeds
2 limes
Method
Chop four of the onions and fry until light brown. Add the chicken and brown.
Add the coriander etc. paste, fry for a minute and then add the thin coconut
milk. Cook until chicken is tender. Cut the remaining onions into quarters and
add to the chicken, along with the roated coconut and cinnnamon etc, paste.
Simmer for a few minutes then add the thick coconut milk. Add salt if required.
Simmer for 10 minutes or so until sauce has thickened. Sprinkle over some
lime juice prior to serving.
Another traditional Goan Christmas treat.
Ingredients
1 lb. flour
2 Tsp. ghee
a pinch of salt
For the filling:
1 lb. sugar
1/2 cup water
1 half ripe coconut grated fine
100 g. cashew nuts (chopped very fine)
100 g. raisins
2 Tsp. ghee
6 cardamons (powdered)
oil for frying
Method
Mix flour, salt and ghee well, add just enough water to knead into a small
dough. Keep aside.
Heat sugar and water till a syrup is formed. Add the grated coconut, ghee and nuts. When the mixture has thickened, add raisins and cardamon powder. Remove from fire after the mixture turns quite dry. Cool and keep aside. Divide the dough into small balls, roll out into thin rounds, put a spoonful of the coconut filling on each round, wet the edges, press down to form half-moon shapes. Trim
edges preferably with a cutter and deep fry in hot oil.
In India, a paper back edition of this recipe book is available for about 30
rupees (~ US $ 1).
You can contact the author the following address: Joyce Fernandes D/5 Kundaikar
Nagar, Dada Vaidya Rd., Panjim, Goa. India. 403001
Ingredients
7 lb. aubergines, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 cups salt
4 cups sugar
4-5 cups oil
5 cups vinegar
1 1/2 cups tamarind (soaked in vinegar and strained)
handful curry leaves
Grind together the following:
1 1/2 cups chili powder
1 Tsp turmeric
4 Tsp mustard seeds
4 Tsp cumin seeds
4 Tsp fenugreek seeds
large piece of ginger (about a 10 inch piece or equivalent)
10 pods garlic
Method
Salt the aubergines and leave for three hours or so. Drain well and pat dry.
Another traditional Goan Christmas treat.
Ingredients
1 lb. flour
2 Tsp. ghee
a pinch of salt
For the filling:
1 lb. sugar
1/2 cup water
1 half ripe coconut grated fine
100 g. cashew nuts (chopped very fine)
100 g. raisins
2 Tsp. ghee
6 cardamons (powdered)
oil for frying
Method
Mix flour, salt and ghee well, add just enough water to knead into a small
dough. Keep aside.
Heat sugar and water till a syrup is formed. Add the grated coconut, ghee and nuts. When the mixture has thickened, add raisins and cardamon powder. Remove from fire after the mixture turns quite dry. Cool and keep aside. Divide the dough into small balls, roll out into thin rounds, put a spoonful of the coconut filling on each round, wet the edges, press down to form half-moon shapes. Trim
edges preferably with a cutter and deep fry in hot oil.
In India, a paper back edition of this recipe book is available for about 30
rupees (~ US $ 1).
You can contact the author the following address: Joyce Fernandes D/5 Kundaikar
Nagar, Dada Vaidya Rd., Panjim, Goa. India. 403001
Ingredients
7 lb. aubergines, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 cups salt
4 cups sugar
4-5 cups oil
5 cups vinegar
1 1/2 cups tamarind (soaked in vinegar and strained)
handful curry leaves
Grind together the following:
1 1/2 cups chili powder
1 Tsp turmeric
4 Tsp mustard seeds
4 Tsp cumin seeds
4 Tsp fenugreek seeds
large piece of ginger (about a 10 inch piece or equivalent)
10 pods garlic
Method
Salt the aubergines and leave for three hours or so. Drain well and pat dry.