Some of the world's most tasty cuisines come from India, just look at the shelves in any supermarket and the queues outside the Indian restaurants on a Friday night. ingredients that were once sold in only the Indian shops are now readily available on the shops this change in lifestyle is primarily due to tourism. This is not surprising as the food is prepared with pleasure and keen attention is paid to detail. However it is often difficult to recreate the authentic taste in your own kitchen. After all no chef would want to expose their trade secrets which give their dish an extra kick. However in this section I have chosen a variety of goan dishes with detailed recipes so u can recreate the dishes at home and impress all your friends with the authentic taste.

Although the traditional way of cooking may not be practical as it is often time consuming. This does not serve a problem for the goan people who believe the nicer the dish the longer it takes to produce. The preparation of grinding and marinating is a long process but goans take satisfaction in cooking food not only eating it.

1.  Pineapple and Mango Sasvam
2.  Vattana Masala
3.  JackFruit curry
4.  Brinjal bharta
5.  Karantim (bitter gourd) sukem
6.  Drumsticks curried
7.  Doodhi suken (yellow pumpkin dry)
8.  Khatkaten (mixed vegetables)
9.  Cabbage Fuggath
10.  Methi Mushroom Dal
11.  Vegetable Noodles
12.  Mushroom do Piazza
13.  Chapati
14.  Garlic Naan
15.  Cauliflower Manchurian
16.  Mushroom Chilli Fry
17.  Spicy Potatoes
18.  Mushroom Pepper Fry
19.  Cauliflower Mushroom Masala
20.  Chole
21.  Palak Paneer
22.  Mushroom Xacuti
23.  Ambade (Hog Plums)

Have a look at one of the above veg Recipe

Prepare Vattana Masala

Ingredients :

1 cup fresh green peas
¾ cup fresh grated coconut
1 tablespoon red pepper powder ( may vary according to taste)
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
4 to 5 curry leaves
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
2 tablespoons oil
salt to taste

Preparation :

Boil peas until tender, drain the water and set aside. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when the seeds begin to pop add curry leaves and the grated coconut.

Fry the coconut until it is golden brown in color, add turmeric powder, red pepper powder and salt. Finally add the boiled peas, cover and cook for approximately 5 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally.


Posted By: Chef.
21/04/2005