Goan Prawns Fried with lightly coated Racheado and Semolina

Try this simple yet delicious Prawns. These prawns can be had as an appetiser or along with Rice Curry. The aroma of this dish itself will make your mouth water.







Here I have the scrumptious Goan Prawn curry rice combination along with some classic Chouris chillie fry with potatoes and Fried Fish. This plate of food is heavenly, ask any true blooded Goan.

Spanish Adventure

While on holiday to Madrid, Spain, we found this little Tavern in Madrid that serves old authentic Spanish delicacies including Pigs ears.                                                                                                      
The similarities with Goan cuisine are quite remarkable because of the Iberian influences through Portuguese in Goa for over 400 years starting from the year 1520 onward.

Below are a few Tapas that are crowd favorites at Casa Toni: Gazpacho Soup, Chorizo and Pigs ears.

What we liked about this place, its not commercialized like its other neighbors and its small cosy place. You can enjoy witrh your friends or family here. The address to this place is "Calle de la Cruz, 14, 28012 Madrid, Spain" . While at this restaurant we fell in love with the Spanish Vermouth, its such a appetizing drink and a must try if you never had this drink.

Cheese and chouris Eggs

A simple Egg breakfast and perfect recipe for those lazy weekends. Something different over your usual egg omelette breakfast.

Ingredients:

Eggs

Cheese

Chorizo

Onion

Olive Oil

Chilie

Tomato

Preparation:

Saute some onion with Olive oil with one finely cut chillie and tomatoes. Once the onions are golden brown, add diced choriz and fry till the juices of the choriz are flowing.

Now spread the choriz evenly across the pan and break four eggs on top of the choriz mixture. sprinkle some more choriz slices on top (Optional) and cover the pan with a lid. Let the Egg cook for a few minutes, add grated cheese on top and close the lid for a minute.

Open the lid and serve hot with bread or 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)

Prawns and Chorizo

Rice Served with Prawns cooked in Chorizo

Ingredients:

Choriz

Rice

Prawns

Onion

Chilie

Tomato

Potatao

This is a simpel dish that is very quick to make. Fry one onion till golden brawn in olive oil and than add tomatoes along with cubed Spanish Choriz or Goan Chouris and fry for 2 minutes. Now add the cleaned Prawns and continue to fry for additional two minutes. At this time add finely cut Potato so that they cook faster and add 1/2 cup of water and let it cook for 5-7 minutes. Ensure that the water has not dried out.

Once cooked Serve with cooked Plain Rice

Simple and delicious Chorizo Rice ( Chouris pulao cheat recipe)

Ingredients:

1. One medium sized chorizo cut into small cubes
2. One large onion roughly cut
3. One carrot cut into small cubes
4. Half a bell pepper cut into small cubes
5. Tspn of chilli sauce
6. Salt
7. Two tbspn of Olive oil
8. Two large cups of boiled rice (pre-cooked).


Cooking:

In a pan add chopped chorizo and carrot. Add two cups of water and let simmer for 15minutes. Now add the onion and cook till the water dries, add olive oil chillie sauce and bell peppers. Stir to mix everything, make sure at this point the chorizo is nice and moist with a little liquid still remaining. Now add the rice and mix thoroughly to blend the flavours into the rice. Add salt as per taste and fry the rice for about a minute to absorb the flavours. Now remove the pan from heat and serve hot.