Month: January 2002

Ingredients
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp bright red paprika
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
4 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
1 in piece of fresh ginger peeled and grated
2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
14 oz can coconut milk well stirred
3/4 tsp salt
3 pieces of kokum or 1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 lb peeled and de-veined uncooked prawns

Method
In a bowl, combine 10 fl oz water with the cayenne pepper, paprika,
turmeric, garlic and ginger. Mix well.

Grind the coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a clean coffee grinder and add to the mixture. Put the spice mixture into a pan and bring to a simmer.

Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. The sauce should
reduce and thicken.

Add the coconut milk, salt, kokum or tamarind paste and bring to a simmer. Add the prawns and simmer, stirring now and then, until they turn opaque and are just cooked through.

TIPS If you buy unpeeled headless prawns you will need 1 1/2 lb.

Kokum is the semi-dried sour skin of a fruit that grows along India’s
coast. Tamarind paste makes a good substitute.

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Ingredients
1 lb.. pork cut fine or minced
6 large onions

For the pastry:
250 g. flour sieved thrice with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
125 g. flour and 125 g. semolina sieved with baking powder
3 egg yolks
1 Tsp. ghee (clarified butter)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Method
Knead all the above ingredients thoroughly till a soft dough is formed and keep aside. Do not use water.

Grind to a fine paste: 2 green chilies 1 red chili 1/2 inch piece ginge 6 flakes of garlic a pinch or two of cumin seed1/4 inch piece turmeric 6 peppercorns 1 inch piece cinnamon 6 cloves

Mix together the cut/minced pork and the ground spices well. Brown the sliced onions in a little oil, add the meat mixture and fry well.

Add two Tsp. tamarind water or vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar and a
little warm water just enough to allow the meat to cook. Remove from fire when
the preparation gets relatively dry. Salt may be added if desired. Divide the dough into small even-sized balls.

Spread them on greased aluminum forms, fill with meat stuffing and cover with
remaining dough.

Close every empadinha well, till it has a nice finish. Brush the top of each
empadinha with beaten egg yolk to give it a glazed finish. Bake till light brown.

from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes

Ingredients
50 under-ripe mangoes
6 cups salt
4 Tsp turmeric
1 cup oil
1 tsp asafoetida
2 tsp turmeric
2 Tsp fenugreek
10 Tsp mustard seeds
10-15 Tsp chili powder

Method
Peel and cube the mangoes. Mix with salt and turmeric, Cover with a heavy weight
and leave for 3 days, stirring the mixture daily. Heat the oil and fry the asafoetida, turmeric and fenugreek.

Remove spices and set aside and when cool grind to a fine powder. Add 5 Tsp of
the mustard seed to the pan. When the seed begin to pop, remove from the heat and allow to cool.

Dry roast the remaining mustard seeds and then grind them. Mix all the spices together with the chili powder.

Drain the mangoes from the water that has collected, mix well with the spices
and bottle. Can be eaten after a week or so.

Ingredients
1 kg fine shrimp (known as “galmbo”; in Konkani)
1 bottle palm “feni” (drinking it is a favourite Goan pastime
1 pod garlic
12 peppercorns
6 dry red chilies
3 Tsp. salt
2 clean dry empty bottles

Method
Clean the shrimp thoroughly, wash and tie in a muslin cloth. Allow to
hang for about 12 hours till all the water has drained out.

Sqeeze out any water that may be left. Grind the shrimps,salt, garlic and peppercorns with palm feni only.

Mix dry chilies (whole). If any feni is left, it may be added to the shrimp paste. Fill in the bottle and cap tightly.

Ingredients
250 grams half-ripe mangoes (i.e. still firm)
2 ripe mangoes
10 Tsp sugar
2 inch piece ginger
12 gloves garlic
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp chili powder
1/2 cup vinegar

Method
Peel and cube the half-ripe mangoes. Mix with the sugar and set aside for an
hour. Peel and chop the ripe mangoes. Grind the ginger and garlic with a little of the vinegar. Add to the sugared mangoes along with the salt and chili powder. Cook over a low heat until the cubes mangoes are tender. Cool and bottle.

Ingredients
10 large mackerels or sardines
4 large onions (sliced)
2 large tomatoes (sliced)
1 pod garlic (sliced fine)
1 inch piece ginger (sliced fine)
3 Tsp. salad oil
1 Tsp. vinegar
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
4 capcicums/greenpeppers (chopped) or green chilies
2 potatoes (sliced round)
salt to taste

Method
Spread a few slices of onions and tomatoes in a pan.

Halve mackerels and place half the quantity over the onion and tomato slices
in the pan. Put another layer of onions and tomatoes and cover with the
remaining mackerels.

Lastly, sprinkle with ginger and garlic and the remaining onion and tomato slices. Keep the pan on the fine, pour the oil, six or seven Tsp. water and the vinegar over the fish. Add salt if desired.

Close the lid of the pan and allow the fish to cook on a slow fire. Shake
the pan once in a while. When the fish is half done, sprinkle the turmeric
powder, add green peppers or green chilies. Serve with sliced potatoes.

Ingredients
1 lb.. of any fleshy fish
3 potatoes (boiled and minced)
1 level teaspoon
turmeric powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
1 sour lime juice
2 Tsp. fish stock
1 egg (well beaten)
fine breadcrumbs
oil for frying

Method
Clean wash and boil the fish in a little water and salt.
Save the water. Remove bones if any and mash together with the minced potatoes,
turmeric, chili and pepper powders. Add lime juice and stock. Salt may
be added if necessary. Form little oval rolls, dip into beaten edd, coat
with bread crumbs and deep fry until golden brown. Serve hot.

from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes

Ingredients
For the filling:
1/4 kg. prawns
1 onion (chopped fine)
1 tomato (chopped fine)
2 or 3 Tsp. milk
a few drops of lemon juice

Method
Wash and de-shell the prawns. Boil the prawns and then mince the boiled prawns.

Using a little oil, fry the onions and tomato till brown. Then add prawns and fry for a while.

Add the milk and lime juice. Cook till a thick paste is formed. Remove from fire and keep aside.

For the dough:
2 cups maida (flour)
1 cup water
1 Tsp. ghee (hydrogenated oil)
1 or 2 eggs
breadcrumbs

Allow the water to boil, add salt and ghee. Stir in the flour continuously.
Remove from fire and knead when warm, roll out and cut into rounds (for
example with a wineglass). Place a little prawn filling in each round.
Press down the edges, dip in beaten egg, coat with bread crumbs and deep
fry till golden brown.

from Goan Cookbook by Joyce Fernandes

The sauce used for this is just a plain old bechemel, with the addition
of a good dose of ground black pepper.
Ingredients
1 lb. any fleshy fish – fillets of steaks
1 onion finely sliced
1 large tomato finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 piece ginger, finely chopped
4 peppercorns
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mild vinegar

Method
Fry the sliced ingredients until the onion browns. Add one or two cups of water
and the peppercorns.

Bring to the boil and add the fish and vinegar.

Gently simmer until the fish is done. Serve with your own favorite bechemel.

Ingredients
1/4 kg uncooked shelled prawns

8 dried Kashmiri chilies
1/2tsp cumin seeds
12 peppercorns
3 cloves garlic
1/2 inch piece ginger
1tsp ground turmeric
2 onions, chopped
2 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped
salt to taste
small amount of tamarind dissolved in a litle water
vinegar to taste

Method
Grind together the chilies, cumin, peppercorns, garlic and ginger.
Mix in the turmeric. Fry the onions in a little oil until golden brown.
Add the tomato and prawns. Fry for a minute. Add the masala, tamarind and
vinegar. Cover and cook until prawns are done.