ditzndatzMar 282 minChickpotelFor those of us that love sorpotel but cannot eat pork, here’s the chic(k) version of sorpotel, Chickpotel. Without the pork fat it does...
ditzndatzFeb 281 minQuick Chanya Ros Chanya Ros is one among authentic vegetarian recipe in Goan Cuisine. This preparation can be made using white peas, green peas or Alsande...
ditzndatzFeb 212 minCaldinho de PeixeCaldinho de Peixe is a mild fish curry. My mum makes the best ever Caldinho. Mum has her “Little this and little that” measurements which...
ditzndatzJan 172 minKingfish Masala FryI love fish but I do not like it fried plain or in a curry. This is a cross between fried fish and curry fish. Its one of my favourite...
ditzndatzJan 101 minBhujneBhujne is one of Goa’s lost recipes. It is a semi-gravy recipe but you can have it dry as well. Credit: Alves Fernandes Collect it: • 3...
ditzndatzDec 6, 20203 minBebincaBebinca is the queen of desserts. I have tried this several times before arriving at the recipe below. We do not like our bebinca too...
ditzndatzNov 8, 20201 minBeef Steak in Rechado MasalaMy cousin, Maria, asked me to try her recipe for beef steak which I shared with my mum. She suggested changes and we came up with this...
ditzndatzJul 21, 20202 minPayyoli Kozhi Porichatu / Chicken PorichatuThis Calicut special is a simple, spicy and crispy chicken fry recipe with coconut and red chillie flavour in it. It is also known as...
ditzndatzJul 19, 20202 minGoan Beef TamrealThis is a Goan Beef curry. In some parts of Goa it is called Tamreal. This is an Alves Fernandes recipe and it is delicious. Collect it:...
ditzndatzJul 17, 20201 minSpicy Beer PrawnsSome weeks ago I made beer bread and had a can of beer sitting around. For some reason, I wanted to do something with beer but not beer...
ditzndatzJul 5, 20201 minCafreal Beef MinceEveryone has cafreal chicken. With the lockdown still on, I thought I would use cafreal masala with whatever was available at home. So...
ditzndatzJun 28, 20201 minPrawn Balchao ButterMy friend, Bonita, inquired if I had a recipe for Balchao Butter. Forget the recipe I had not even heard about it. A little reading and...
ditzndatzJun 21, 20202 minPrawn BalchaoMy mum is the balchao queen! This is her no fail recipe. I have tweaked it a little bit to get the bright red colour. This is a small...
ditzndatzJun 7, 20201 minPrawn VindalooVindaloo is a versatile masala paste. I wanted to try it with prawns. I put this together, not sure how it would work. It is fantastic....
ditzndatzMay 31, 20202 minEast Indian Pork TamriadI have Goan roots but my mum cooked a lot of East Indian (EI) recipes, thanks to her many EI friends. Came across this recipe on one of...
ditzndatzMay 25, 20202 minDitz Meat LoafThis is a very special recipe. I have made it numerous times and its super delicious. You can steam the meat load but I prefer it cooked....
Benwen LopezMay 23, 20201 minDitz Roast BeefThis is a recipe from my grandfather’s sister, Pauline Mai, who was a great cook. I have tweaked this recipe to what it is now and used...
Benwen LopezMay 17, 20202 minLaadi PaoI have baked bread before. However, I was looking for a bread recipe with minimum ingredients that are easily available at home, lockdown...
Benwen LopezMay 17, 20201 minTuna Cutlets with a twistHere is another tuna cutlet recipe. I tweaked Xanti’s recipe a bit. It is easy to make, moist and very delicious, if I may say so myself....
Benwen LopezMay 17, 20201 minFenugreek (Methi) leaves and dry Bombay duck (Bombil)Collect it · 4-5 cups of chopped Methi Green (small methi, you can also use big methi leaves) · 7-8 medium sized dry Bombay duck (Bombil)...