Goan Food Recipes

Food Recipes from Goa or Goan influenced. Homemade Goan dishes, meals, and DIY. All dishes here are either traditional Goan or Goan-inspired meals and recipes.

Easy Indian Chicken Curry Recipe – how to make chicken curry with coconut milk [One-Pot+VIDEO]

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 55 Comments

I adore this easy Indian Chicken Curry Recipe! It’s a complete weeknight dinner solution and so tasty. Usually, this Indian Chicken curry is ready within 25 minutes and it’s flavorful, filling and so comforting at the same time! Learn how to make this easy Indian chicken curry with the step by step video and recipe […]

Masoor Dal Recipe – Goan Red Lentil Dal Curry

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 45 Comments

The Masoor Dal Recipe is a red lentil recipe a popular and flavorful Goan dal curry from the tropical paradise in India. This easy dal recipe is a one-pot dish, flavorful, satisfying and healthy at the same time. You can prepare the vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, lightly spiced Indian lentil dal curry within 20 minutes. Read […]

Guava Cheese Recipe aka Guava Paste Vegan [+Video]

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 37 Comments

Guava Paste (aka Guava Cheese, Goiabada) is a sweet delicacy which is common in former Portuguese colonies and several tropical regions in this world. Learn how to make this vegan flavorful fruity natural sweet, Guavas cheese from scratch with the step by step instructions further below and the video! Guavas fruits are currently in season and […]

Sorak Curry Recipe – How to make basic Goan coconut curry [Vegan +Video]

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 22 Comments

Sorak Curry is one of those most basic curries, which a vast majority of goans make at home in a very regular basis, especially during monsoon when fish is scarce or expensive. This one-pot vegan coconut based curry recipe was handed down to me from my mother in law and is very easily made and […]

Chapati Recipe – How to make Indian Chapati with Ghee [Easy]

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 60 Comments

A Chapati Recipe is essential for any serious Indian food lover! The Indian Chapati, which is also known as roti, is a delicious but simply put together soft flat bread prepared with whole wheat flour. Learn how to make the classic chapati recipe flatbread from scratch with the step by step instructions further below: The […]

Goan Snake Gourd Recipe Stir Fry Bhaji – 15 Minute One-Pot Vegan & Gluten-Free

Last updated on October 31, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 22 Comments

A flavorful Snake Gourd Recipe side dish from the sunny coastline state in India, Goa. This is a quick and easy spiced snake gourd recipe also known as a bhaji stir fry in Goa. Learn how to make this Vegan, Gluten-Free One-Pot snake gourd recipe from scratch with the step by step instructions below: Just […]

Hog Plum Curry – Goan Ambade Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Curry Recipe

Last updated on September 25, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 55 Comments

Hog Plum Curry is a typical dish during the Hindu Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Goa and Maharastra, yet this deliciously sweet spicy and tangy hog plum curry is commonly enjoyed whenever the hog plum is in season. Learn how to make hog plum curry aka ambade curry further below: Years ago I learned about this […]

One Pot Egg Masala Recipe – Goan Egg Curry with Coconut – How to make Egg Masala Curry +Video!

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 23 Comments

I love my one pot Egg Masala recipe, it makes a comforting weeknight dinner meal! The Egg Curry is a 20 minute no-brainer and a flavorful Goan egg curry made with coconut on top of it . The best part is that you get to enjoy your curry and you save time cleaning up in the […]

Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste – How to make Ginger Garlic Paste

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 28 Comments

Ginger Garlic Paste is an essential in any Indian and Asian kitchen. You add a spoonful of ginger garlic paste to curries, stir fries or you use it as a natural tendering agent to meat cuts. Learn how to make ginger garlic paste at home with the step by step recipe below. Some of you […]

Goan Beef Chilli Fry Recipe – Quick & Easy Spicy Stir Fried Beef the Indian Goan Style

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 28 Comments

Beef Chilli Fry is definitely a common sight in many Goan homes. This Indian stir fried beef dish is served with curry, rice and a vegetable side dish, yet you can serve it too with fried or mashed potatoes, flavored rice, pasta, polenta, vegetables or even couscous or cracked cooked wheat. Get the full step by […]

Fried Stuffed Okra with Goan Recheado Paste – How to make stuffed Okra [+Video] – Ladyfinger/Bhende Recipe

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 8 Comments

Stuffed Okra with a spicy red Goan Recheado paste is a delicacy, which can be enjoyed as a snack or serve it simply with the all famous Goan fish curry rice. The vegan stuffed okra, also known as ladyfinger/bhende, are quickly prepared and fried in a pan with little oil and add flavor and zing […]

How to roast Cashews – Traditional Goan roasting of raw Cashews – The Caju Fruit

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 17 Comments

Let’s start the week productive and since it’s the hot season of tropical fruits in India, I am sharing on how to roast cashews today. I am also talking a bit about the cashew fruit, which is better known as caju is Goa, India. This post is meant to educate how to roast small quantities of raw […]