Another dish that is tightly connected to the Portuguese Influence on Goan Cooking as the Portuguese were in Goa for over 450 year until 1961, having arrived in the year 1510 AD and making Goa their HQ for the Asian Trading Center controlling trade with Srilanka, Macua, Malaysia and through to Japan in the far east.
This dish is a blend of European and Indian cooking, in the way that its lightly spiced Stew cooked in Coconut Milk. Caldine or Caldinho means stew in Portuguese. It has traveled with the Portuguese to other regions that Portugal traded with in Asia. In Kerala with whom the Portuguese traded heavily for spices has a very similar dish called Fish Molee or Molly, indicating a dish coked in coconut sauce as Molho in Portuguese means sauce, possibly corrupting the word (Molho) to Molee or Molly. The true origins of this fish stew are unclear; though its a dish that Goans have come to enjoy very much. This smooth curry using Coconut Milk will surely prick your taste buds as it nicely balances the spice flavors without being heavy on spices and heat. Also a great curry for children who do not like spicy curries.
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