Goan Spicy Minced Beef

This dish is another popular dish in Goa. Can be paired with Rice, Pao or even Pasta.

Minced beef
onions
ginger and garlic
tumeric powder
cinamon powder
chillie powder
cardamon
cloves
star anise
bay leaf
Garam masala
vinegar
goan feni
chillie
coriander leaves
egg
salt
oil
Potatoes

Served with Rice. Lemon for tanginess

Breakfast: Best had with bread (Pao)

Chouris (Chorizo) Pulao - Goan favourite, Quick and Easy

This is a quick and easy recipe for Chouris Pulao using Spanish Choriz. A very good alternative when craving some chouris pulao when not in Goa. The Spanish Choriz is available in most Supermarkets in Europe or US.

Ingredients:

Onion

Chile

4 Cloves

3 Cardamom

Cinnamon stick

Star anise 

Bay Leaf

Spanish Choris

1 cup Rice

To prepare the Choriz Pulao. Cut onion and have a few spices as shown. Also cut the chorizo to small bite sizes.

Fry the onion in Olive oil along with with spices.

Now add the chorizo with chilies and bay leaf.

transfer the mixture to rice cooker and add rice

Mix the rice in the Chorizo mix

Add 2 cups of water and put the rice cooker on. (Use the same cup you used to measure the rice to measure your water)

Optionally i have added tow eggs to be boiled in the same water. they will be ready as the rice cooks.

Once the cooker turns off automatically, your Choriz Pulao is ready

Enjoy your Quick and Easy Chouris (Choriz Rice)

Cheats Goan Aad Maas (Pork meat on the bone)

Large Pork Ribs cut into 2 inch pieces
Ginger and Garlic crushed in a mortel
2 large onions
1 large tomato
1 tblspn kashmiri chillie powder
Tumeric powder
Cinamon powder
Cumin powder
Corriander powder
Vinegar
Cashew feni
Salt
Oil
Green Chillies
Potatoe chopped (optional)

Except for the onion, tomato and chillies, mix everything with the meat and let the meat marinate atleast 30 mins.

Fry the onion and chillies untill lighly brown and than add tomatoes. Fry for a minute and than add the meat, mix well and fry the meat for a minute in the onions. Add the potatoez and mix. Now add a glass of warm water and cook the meat for atleast 30-40 minutes or untill the meat in tender.

Serve with hot rice.

Lamb feni masala (Goan Feni Twist)

1/2 kg lamb meat on the bone
2 large onions
1 large tomato
2 Chillies
2 cloves Garlic thinly sliced
Cinamon stick
4 cardamons
6 pepper seeds
Bay Leaf
Cloves
2 tblspn Garam masala
1/4 tspn Tumeric powder
1 tblspn Goan cashew feni
1 tspn goan vinegar
1 tspn honey

Marinate the lamb meat with Vinegar, feni, honey, turmeric powder and Garam Masala. Let it stand for at least 30 minutes.


In a pan fry finely chopped onions with cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and pepper  till golden brown. add slit chilies and finely cut tomatoes and fry until onions and tomatoes have blended well.

Add a finely cut garlic and continue to fry the mixture for 2 more minutes. Now add the meat the mixture and combine well. Fry for a minute and than add 2 cups of water and let cook on medium heat for at least 35-40 minutes until the meat has cooked. At the end a nice thick gravy should be formed and not watery.

Serve with Rice and Enjoy.

Simple honey glazed Chicken wings

Chicken wings
Red Chillie powder
Tumeric powder
Ginger powder
Garam masala
Pepper powder
White wine
Vinegar
Salt
Honey

Seasonal veggies

Marinate the chicken with all of the above ingredient except the veggies and let stand for at least an hour or two, over night in the fridge would be perfect. For the ones short on time even an hour is good. Prick the chicken with a fork to allow the juices to be easily absorbed before you let it marinate.


Line a baking tray with foil and arrange the wings to be baked in the oven. A good one hour and 15 minutes should nicely cook the wings at 150 degrees celcius temperature. Right at the end glaze the wings with a little honey to get a nice colour and let cook for a additional 5 minutes.

Serve with boiled vegies, Enjoy!!!

Lamb cooked in Goan Green Curry

Ingredients:

Lamb

3 Cardomon

1 Cinamon stick

4 Cloves

1 Star anise

3 tbs Green masala

3 tbs Red wine

Salt

1 tbs Vinegar

1 tsp Honey

1 onion Onion

2 Green chillies

3 tbs Olive oil

1 tsp Tumeric powder

Salt the meat and marinate in two tablespoons of green masala and half a teaspoon of tumeric powder. Add red wine, vinegar and honey. Mix well and let marinate for atleast 30 minutes.

Add cardomons, staranise, cloves and cinnamon in oil and let it sizzle. Now Lightly fry onions and chillies and Fry for a few more minutes  until the onion is golden brown. Now add the meat. and Lightly fry the meat before adding about two cups of warm water. Close the lid and let cook for at least 45minutes to soften the meat and when the oil start to float you know its ready.

Best Enjoyed with a bowl of rice.

Goan Fish cakes (Mackerel Cutlets)

Ingredients:

3 Mackerels
1 Onions
2 green Green chillies
Fresh Coriander
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Tumeric powder
Salt to taste
Vinegar
Olive oil
Pepper powder

Egg

Bread crumbs or semolina (rawa)

Preparation:

Cook the mackerels in boiling water and de-bone. Taking care to remove every possible tiny bones. Shredd the mackerel meat finely and keep aside.

 Cut the onions very fine along with coriander and chilies. Mix all the ingredients except the bread crumbs, add the egg at the end and mix well. Now tale a ball of the mixture and shape into little cakes (Patties) and fry in Olive oil coated with bread crumbs.

Serve with Pao as seen in the picture or can be had as a side dish with Rice and Curry.

Baby Chicken Roast Marinated in Redwine

Baby chicken
Garam masala
Garlic powder
Coriander powder
Pepper
Honey
Lemon juice
Salt
Chives
Red wine
Tumeric powder
Seasonal Veg
Fries

Lamb feijoada

Beans
Lamb ribs
Star anise
Cardomon
Cloves
Bay leafs
Garam masala

Ginger garlic paste
Onion
Coriander powder
Pepper
Green chillies
Salt
Oil

Potatoes

Egg

Brandy

Vinegar

Tumeric powder

Pan fried Salmon on a bed of Spinach and Potatoes

Ingredients:

Salmon
Spinach
Baby potatoes
Butter
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Boiled egg

Season salmon with salt and pepper. Pan fry the salmon skin side first till crispy. Flip over and fry for at least another 5 minutes.

Lightly fry the spinach in olive oil and then add tablespoon of butter. Cook for about 5 mins and at the end add boiled and cut potatoes to this. This is just to give the potatoes a light butter coating. Season with salt and pepper as per taste. Plate the potatoes first and then the spinach.

Lay over the fried Salmon along with a boiled egg and serve. One of my favorites, bon appetite.

Roast Pork Chop on the bone with cashew feni

You will love this simple yet tasty pork chop recipe. To prepare this pork chop you will need the following items.

Pork chop
Coarsely powdered black pepper
Chillie powder
Garlic powder
Tumeric powder
Garam masala (Indian spice mix)
Mixed Herbs
Cashew feni (Optional)
Coconut vinegar or Vinegar of Choice
Soya sauce
Salt
Olive oil

Mix all of the spices and oil and rub the mixture into the pork chop. Now let it marinate in this spices for at least a hour. Roast in oven at 250 degrees Celsius for around 45-50 minutes.

Lightly fry the boiled veggies of choice in the left over juices and serve.