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    Goan Kulkule and Nankatai Cookies

    Dec 21, 2022 by Helene Dsouza

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    Kulkule Goan sweet recipe for Christmas www.masalaherb.com
    nankatai goan cookie recipe and popular christmas sweet www.masalaherb.com
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    We are in the Christmas season, preparing cooking and baking for a merry Christmas at home to enjoy with our loved ones and the ones we care for.

    Advent is the time of the year when we realize to the other year is over and that time seems to be passing away, remembering the good and bad times.

    Goa celebrates Christmas with their traditions, their own way.

    That's the high season of the year when domestic and international Tourists come to discover pretty beaches and peaceful vacation in the sun.

    It means to that we are all here tied up to work and organization since locals live of some few months of Tourists income.

    Everybody gives their best to make a max amount of money in those weeks, leaving celebrations nowadays a bit short, especially on the coastal belt.

    But we celebrate here in Goa with the Visitors, we celebrate together.

    These are unique and it was different from my traditional Austrian Christmas experiences.

    Christmas in Goa has its own charm!

    I am a bit lost in the last few days. My dear Jerry died, she was an albino rat. It all happened so fast and I am a bit confused... I miss her a lot.

    She was my cooking buddy, she would taste my meals and she was very picky, she knew what was making sense and what not.

    I am still in shock and sad... =( ... and I miss her.

    But all this reminded me too that nothing lasts forever, that you should live in the now, acknowledging and being here for your loved ones.

    That's exactly what Christmas teaches us.

    This is the feast of love, the time of the year when we dedicate to our families and friends. Because we are not meant to live forever.

    Show you're dear how much you care for them without expecting anything back.

    It is the time when unresolved conflicts and wars should be left in the past, the time to reconcile.

    We all agree to that, but pride and resentments and personal ego tent to spoil our lives.

    Why are we not growing up and start to realize that live is so short?

    My husbands family had started the annual Christmas cookie/sweets preparation in the past few days and I had a chance to participate and shoot some photos.

    Usually, every Christian house will deep fry and bake a few types of traditional Goan cookies such as Kulkule and Nankatai and prepare a plate for each family house and neighbors and friends with all mixed cookies.

    Kulkule and Nankatai cookies are easy to prepare and quick to cook.

    Many people used to live on less money and had to adjust to their budget and so these different cookies were born.

    They are absolutely delicious, some are with spices some are not.

    I am going to share 2 types today with you all, for you to try out.

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    Kulkule Goan sweet recipe for Christmas www.masalaherb.com

    Kulkule Goan Christmas cookies

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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Goan
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • ½ kilogram All-purpose Flour
    • 3 Tablespoon powdered sugar
    • pinch salt
    • 2 Egg Scrambled
    • 1 Tablespoon Butter - cold
    • 1 Cup Coconut Milk
    • 3 cups Oil

    Instructions

    • Mix flour,salt and the butter together. Continue to add the yolks, sugar and coconut milk and work out the mixture until you have a smooth dough.
    • Roll the dough 2 mm thick out and cut into 2 cm thick stripes. Those stripes need to be cut into Diamond shape as seen.
      Kulkule Goan sweet recipe for Christmas www.masalaherb.com
    • Kulkule Goan sweet recipe for Christmas www.masalaherb.com
    • Directly deep fry them on a medium flame until golden brown. Store in a Airtight container.
      Kulkule Goan sweet recipe for Christmas www.masalaherb.com
    • Kulkule Goan sweet recipe for Christmas www.masalaherb.com

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    nankatai goan cookie recipe and popular christmas sweet www.masalaherb.com

    Nankatai Goan Christmas cookies

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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Goan
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 36
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 1 kilogram All-purpose Flour
    • pinch of salt
    • 250 grams Powdered Sugar
    • 500 grams Clarified butter Ghee
    • Vanilla Extract

    Instructions

    • Start by sieving the salt and flour together and add the sugar. With your hands rub in the vanilla essence with the clarified butter, mix all the ingredients well and create a smooth dough
    • Preheat the oven to 375 F.
    • Form the dough into small balls, and keep on a baking tray. You can decorate the nankatais with a crystallized cherry or any other sweets by pressing it into the center of each ball.
      nankatai goan cookie recipe and popular christmas sweet www.masalaherb.com
    • nankatai goan cookie recipe and popular christmas sweet www.masalaherb.com
    • Bake them, keeping the heat to 375 F, on a baking tray with paper, for 25 minutes till they get a bit of a light brown color. Cool and keep in an air tight Jar.
      nankatai goan cookie recipe and popular christmas sweet www.masalaherb.com
    • nankatai goan cookie recipe and popular christmas sweet www.masalaherb.com
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    I am Helene, and I created Masala Herb in 2011. Here you will learn to cook with spices and herbs. I share from scratch, international food recipes and my mission is to teach you to cook flavorful food at home. Read More…

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