Recheado Masala Paste is the must-have paste in the Goan kitchen. The spicy, tangy paste is used to stuff mackerel fish, prawns and stuffed okra. Learn how to make recheado masala paste with the recipe below: One of the most important spicy paste condiments from the sunny Indian coastline state Goa is the recheado masala. The famous paste is … [Read more...]
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Fried Vegetable Cheese Momo Dumpling
Momos Recipe with a veg cheese stuffing and fried for an extra crispy momo. Tibetan and Nepali momos specialties as you can find them on your journey to Goa! Learn how to make your own momos with the momos recipe below. TL;DR When you visit Goa, the unique tropical Indian coastline state, you will definitely move around and visit different restaurants. The … [Read more...]
Veal Cordon Bleu Recipe
Breadcrumbs coated veal cordon bleu, stuffed with ham and cheese. This dish makes a lovely date night or Sunday family meal. What is Cordon Bleu? Cordon Bleu is a cheese and ham stuffed meat pocket, which is then coated with breadcrumbs. It resembles, and was perhaps inspired by, the Wiener Schnitzel, from Austria, a flour, and breadcrumbs coated thin slice of … [Read more...]
Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu South India and my honest experience
Some time around 2007 in Goa, I met a few very nice and friendly Russian freelance internet pioneers. They had made Goa their base during the winter months, but they would travel to their liking around the South Indian States, from Pondicherry, Mysore to Kodaikanal, Munnar and Alappuzha. I had not traveled the Southern Indian States at that point and was mesmerized by … [Read more...]
Traveling South India - Road Trip Goa Mysore Ooty Kodaikanal Munnar
Finally I get to share the first part of our ultimate trip to South India. Traveling South India is such a huge topic that I needed my own time to compile the first part, others will follow soon with all our beautiful impressions, useful tips and stunning stories. Just to summarize it, the five of us, including my husband part of his family and myself, organized a road … [Read more...]
Red Cabbage Juice with Grapes and Mandarin
Red cabbage juice is not your usual juice, which you get from your favorite juice bar. Heck, most of us wouldn't even consider juicing red cabbage. Yet, there is something to this healthy vegetable which makes it great juicing material together with other delicious raw produce! Are you a raw food fan? Lately, I have been noticing a certain food trend … [Read more...]
54 Nutritious Breakfast Recipes
The other day, I was pondering over the definition of eating healthy, and that's how I came up with this collection of nutritious breakfast recipes. What does it mean to eat healthy and do other people see it the same way or do we all understand something else under healthy eating? I believe there has been a misconception in this world about healthy eating. It … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookie Collection
I believe one can never have enough cookies for Christmas. Various Christmas Cookie types, such as traditional and colorful new style cookies are a must in my house and I have to tell you Christmas is for sure not the same without the cookies. In my first years in Goa, I didn't miss the familiar smell of Christmas spices and the comforting feeling of the season but … [Read more...]
Homemade Vanilla Sauce
Warm homemade vanilla sauce over a cake, Buchteln, or other delicious desserts is a must-have, and a homemade version is always a hit. Surprise your loved ones with this easy to make Vanilla Sauce with real Vanilla beans! … [Read more...]
Croque Monsieur and Croque Madame
Saturday's used to be house cleaning days in my younger years. This would be the most annoying day and the best day at the same time in the week. My mum would make sure that my siblings and I would be up early mornings to attack the day. Yet, her plans rarely worked out and I must say I was very stubborn and cleaning the house was something I hated, but I was … [Read more...]
Mushroom Duxelles Pasta Sauce
More then a year ago I had introduced you to Mushroom Duxelles, a mixture of finely chopped Mushrooms shallots and herbs. Back then I had shared my stuffed Tomatoes a la Duxelles at Cafe Terra blog, so a recipe was never shared here at Masala Herb. Mushroom Duxelles is usually used for stuffing's and the most known dish stuffed with Duxelles is Beef Wellington. … [Read more...]
Kohlrabi Potato Purée
The other day I came across a vegetable that I hadn’t seen for a while in my little neighborhood market here. As you must have guessed it from the title, I am talking about the humble Kohlrabi, a plump, whitish and roundish looking leafy bulb vegetable. Personally, I am very familiar with the taste of the bulb and I blame my mother for that. She had the habit to … [Read more...]
Rice Patties Recipe with Carrots
Rice Patties are a great addition to your weekly meal plan to switch up things. These pan-fried savory rice cakes with carrots are prepared with leftover rice and are vegetarian and gluten-free. I created these rice patty cakes to celebrate rice in all its forms and shapes. Just FYI, rice patties are at times also known as rice cakes. 🔪 How to make rice … [Read more...]
Alle Belle Recipe - Coconut Crepes
Sweet Coconut Crêpes prepared with coconut milk and stuffed with sugar cane molasses and Coconut bits or flakes. You can add food coloring, too, to change the appearance to a bright-colored dessert. These are coconut crêpes, which are a common sweet delicacy in Goan homes. They are also known as Alle belle. The specialty of these stuffed coconut rolled … [Read more...]
Austrian German English Food Translations
A couple of days ago, me and my Bavarian - German friends were sitting outside waiting for the electricity to come back. We ended up talking about food (what else right?) and then, of course, we started to compare the Tyrolean/Austrian dish traditions with the Bavarian/South German food habits and tried to compare and figure out some food translations. We didn't find … [Read more...]
Buchteln Recipe with Vanilla Sauce
Buchteln are sweet baked buns. This recipe is with a hazelnut filling and it's from Austria. 📕 What are Buchetln? Buchteln are sweet yeast rolls with a filling. These sweet Buns are stuffed with jam or sometimes even with other surprises such as Topfen (fresh cheese) or even nuts. You will find this traditional dish all around the alps in the heart of … [Read more...]
Amla Candy
In India, one fruit has gained more more importance over the years. I am speaking of the Indian Gooseberry, which is commonly known as Amla all over the country. The Amla Berry has been popular among Indians for ages, but not for its culinary uses but mostly for its medicinal Ayurvedic properties. The benefits are countless, yet the fruit never achieved a … [Read more...]
Coco Loco Brain Juice [Halloween]
As you have already realized, Halloween is nearing and some of us, including me, are all busy creating new Halloween Food Idea. If you click on the link, you 'll be able to see our Halloween Pinterest Pin board, already stuffed with great creative and spooky Halloween goodies from the Food Blogger community. Head over for some … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe
Homemade Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe with fresh ingredients that are in season. Make a batch of this delicious jam to spread a spoonful of it over your toasted breakfast bread. Minus the Rhubarb and you have a strawberry jam recipe to make. We love Rhubarb, don't we? The sour, tart flavor of those crisp stalks have become quite popular … [Read more...]
Goan Choriz Sausage
Some years back when our restaurant used to be open in the monsoon, we had one young couple which would come every day, and they would sit there for hours speaking with each other. They were Russians and they didn't know much English. The first time they sat in our place they got attracted by the word “sausage” in the choriz sausage bread and so ordered it. The … [Read more...]