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 Perad Sweet- Guava Cheese/Goan Christmas Recipe How is the Christmas planning coming along for everyone? It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Are you in the holiday spirit? It is almost Christmas, and today I, am sharing a Christmas favorite from Goa. Perad is delightfully chewy, fudgy fruit candies that are so addictive. Guava is a tropical fruit with an inviting fruity flavor. If you are planning, DIY Christmas food gifts for friends and family, guava cheese will be a nice addition to the holiday gift basket. Perad/Guava Cheese tastes delicious on its own, but there are so many other ways you can use this delicacy. Read on for entertaining ideas this Christmas with Guava cheese. It is made with just a handful of ingredients, looks festive, with fruity flavor in each bite. What is Guava cheese/Perad? Perad/ Guava cheese is a fudge-like sweet made with guavas and sugar with a touch of lemon. Like jam or preserve guava cheese has a long shelf life. It is a very traditiona...

 Goan Fish Curry Goan curries have a blend of fiery spices, flavor, and texture. This fish curry is creamy and delicious with coconut milk or smoothly ground coconut paste as its base.  Xiti codi  the Goan term for fish curry and rice. If you are looking for a dish that is not overly complex but gives you an exotic eating experience, you need to try this fish curry. I found this recipe from the worn-out pages of an old cookbook and now this is one of my top favorite recipes. It will be ready in 30 minutes and is packed with a different layer of flavors. South India is blessed with a long coastline and you get fresh fish all the time. It has in no small way affected the very fabric of our every day lives. Fish curry is an integral part of the everyday meal. But of course, there are regional varieties and flavors. What I like about the Goan fish curry is that it has a similar coconut base gravy like the Kerala fish curry. Goa has an exotic range of seafood de...

Kulkul- Goan Christmas Sweet Today's recipe is Kulkul/ Kalkal- a traditional Goan Christmas sweet. This sweet snack is undeniably good with the right amount of sweetness and a crispy bite. You want it sweeter and more festive? Then dip it in sugar syrup or dust them with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. Different colored kulkuls are available in bakeries during Christmas. Well, it is Christmas and goodies made for holidays need to be extra fancy! This is the third recipe I am sharing with all of you for Christmas. This snack is perfect for the holidays. Holiday cooking need not be stressful. Holiday gift-giving and a party can be fun for kids too. If you are a parent like me, you know how important it is to have fun family cooking involving our little helpers? Well here is one recipe for you. All they need is a fork and they will enjoy rolling and shaping the dough. You can make Kulkuls in large batches well in advance. But these are quite addictive and they will be ...

Goan Shrimp Curry This is a simple Goan style shrimp coconut curry. The gravy is mildly spicy and the key ingredient is ground coconut paste. It is yummy and goes well with rice or chapati. Ingredients Shrimp- 1 lb  Kashmiri red chilly- 5-7 Grated coconut- 1 cup Coconut milk -1 cup Onion finely chopped- 1 Ginger- 1 inch Garlic- 4-5 Tomatoes- 1 Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp(optional) Coriander  powder- 1 1/2 tsp Tamarind - small ball Vinegar- 1 tbs Whole spices- 2 clove, 1 stick cinnamon and 2 cardamom  Coriander leaves- 2 tbs chopped Salt to taste Oil Clean and de vein the shrimp.Soak Kashmiri red chilly,mustard seeds and cumin seeds in vinegar and warm water and set aside for half and hour. Chop onions and tomatoes and keep aside. In a blender make a smooth paste of the soaked red chilies,mustard,cumin, ginger and garlic,grated coconut,pepper and coriander powder. ...

Goan Fish Fry Fish fry is my all time favorite comfort food and we make them often for lunch and dinners. For all those lazy days, I usually stick to a simple and basic marinade for fish fry. But sometimes experimenting with different regional flavors is good to take simple fish fry, to the new level.This recipe is inspired from Mye's Kitchen and from a tv show. The marinade has an enticing flavor similar to the Vindaloo marinade.This is a tasty and tempting fish fr. Try this you will surely love it. Ingredients King Fish- 4 slices Kashmiri chilly powder- 1 1/2 tsp Ginger- 1 inch piece Garlic- 5-6 pods Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Whole black pepper- 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds- 1/4 tsp Clove- 2 Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds-1/ 2 tsp Roasted fenugreek seeds- a few Rice flour or semolina- 1tbs(optional) salt to taste Vinegar- 1 1/2 tbs oil for frying Clean fish and squeeze some lemon juice,rub on the fish and then give a final rinse. Make a paste of ginge...

Goan Prawns Pickle Pickled sea food like prawns and fish is often handy, especially when you are not in a mood for elaborate cooking. I have already posted a prawns pickle recipe shared by my mom. When I read about this spicy Goan prawns pickle, it sounded interesting and I decided to give it a try. It has a very unique taste and flavor,like the Goan Vindaloo and can be stored for over a month. Recipe Source: Wendy Hutton (ed.) The Food of India , 1998. Ingredients Prawns- 1 1/2 pound Oil- 1/2 cup Cumin- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder- 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/2 tp Onion- 1 medium Garlic- 10- 12 cloves Ginger- 3 one inch peices Cardomon- 4 Chilly dried- 15 Cinnamon powder- 1/2 tsp Vinegar- 3/4 cup Soak dry red chilly in vinegar for about an hour. Grind all the rest of the ingredients except oil, prawns and turmeric powder into a fine paste. Do not add any water. If you need add more vinegar for grinding. Set this paste aside. Marinate prawns with ...

Mutton Vindaloo Today's recipe is the hot and spicy Goan favorite, Vindaloo. It is lip-smacking delicious, spicy curry. Authentic Goan Vindaloo is made with pork, but you can also use beef or mutton. In today's recipe, I have used mutton. It is popular among Christians, and the  Anglo-Indian community.  Most Indian restaurants have Vindaloo on their menu. This curry is even popular outside India. It has a familiar pickle sourness, and taste because of its star ingredients- vinegar and mustard. There are chilies- lots of them for a fiery look. But there is a right balance of taste and flavor. This dish has a history of its own. It was inspired by Portuguese culture but slowly adapted to Indian tastes. It is an Indianized version of popular Portuguese dish  Carne de vinha d'alhos  in which meat is marinated in wine and garlic. It is often refereed to as pickled pork or garlic pork.It was mispronounced  and became vindalho or vindaloo in Indi...