Flavors of Goa - The Roundup

The 'Flavors of Goa' event has been a great oppurtunity of learning the richness and diversity of the state of Goa, not only in terms of the cuisine, its uniqueness and similarities, but also its culture. In this roundup, we have recipes that are a clear statement to the Portugese influence on Goan cuisine as well as the Malvani influence. We also have an equal number of vegetarian and non vegetraian entries too. Thanks so much to all the bloggers who have sent in their entries and also to Nayna again, for giving me the oppurtunity to host this event @ Oh Taste n See.

Now, on to the culinary tour of Goa....

Vegetarian Entries

1. Nayna of 'Simply food' who is the creator of this event series has sent us Bolinhas, Goan cookies,

2. Goan style Okra fry

3. Goan style Vermicelli Kheer

4. Goan style Green beans

5. Akheela of TorViewToronto blog has sent us Banana fritters

5. Rachana from 'Sizzle n Spice' sends us 'Sol Kadhi' , a kadhi made with kokum.

6. Swathi of 'Zesty South Indian Kitchen' has sent us Poee/Poli Bread with Spicy Black eyed peas curry.

7. PJ of 'Seduce your Tastebuds' sends us tantalizing Goanese Potatoes, made easy in the microwave.

8.Supriya of 'Celebrating Little Things in Life' sends us: Colostrum Milk Pudding

9. Ivy Gourd Sabzi

10. Potato Song

11. Raw Mango chutney

12. Sheera and

13. Solkadi

14. My dear friend Krithika of KrithisKitchen has sent 'Goan Pancakes'

15. Nandhini of 'Nadini's Food Page' has sent Beans Foogath

Non Vegetarian Entries

1. Corina of 'Searching for Spice' sends us the recipe for 'Red Goan Chicken'. that she had tried from Anjum Anand's 'Anjum's new Indian'.

2.Swetha of 'Our Cherished World' sends us Chicken vindaloo

3. Priya of 'Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes' has sent us, Chicken Cafreal and

4. Chicken Xacuti

5. Reva of KaaraSaaram sends us 'Caldo and bolinihas de queijoa' a traditional dish usually served in Goan weddings.

6. Supriya of 'Celebrating Little Things in Life' sends us: Fish Fry

7. Bangda Fish Curry

8. Crab curry

9. Konkani fish curry

10. Nandini of 'Nadini's Food Page' has sent Chicken Xacuti

11. Jananee Sriharan who is a non-blogger sent me the recipe for Goan Fish Curry which she tried from Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's site.

Here is her recipe:

Roast cumin seed then add scrapped coconut. After few seconds add ginger, garlic and tamarind paste with little bit of water. Apply half of the ground paste to fish leave the rest aside.

Heat a non-stick pan. First add onions until it turns into brown. Add green chilies and cook on medium heat for three minutes. Stir constantly. Add the remaining paste and stir well. Roast for three minutes, on low heat, till a pleasant aroma is given out. Add one and a half cups of water. Bring to a boil and then add the marinated fish pieces, chillie curry powder and salt. Cook on low heat for about five minutes or till fish is just done. Stir in vinegar and serve hot with steamed rice.

NB: Healthy food cooked without oil.I have added chillie powder which is not in original recipe

12. Finally, from Oh Taste n See: Goan shrimp Masala and

13. Chicken Vindaloo

The next in the 'Flavors of..' series is 'Flavors of Maharashtra' hosted at Seduce your Tastebuds. Please do check it out, and lets tour Maharashtra in the month of February. :)