
This aperitif, fried and shaped into a half-moon, comes straight from Portuguese cuisine. These croquettes have a delicious simple wheat dough that is filled with a creamy shrimp filling. The people of Goa like to eat it in the morning.
Sukha Tisriyo
Small sweet-tasting clams known as tisriyo are usually prepared with onions, garlic, freshly grated coconut and Goan spices. This meal is truly excellent and is only available at a few select locations. Make sure you don’t miss it when you do!
Moogagati Ani Purio
A dish consisting of puris and a sprouted green gram dal is one of the lost specialties of Goan cuisine. One of the frequently prepared dishes for important events like weddings, Ekadashi, Nag Panchami, etc. was this one. The coconut sauce used to make this delicious dal is delicious.
Pork Solantulem
It is a dish consisting of slices of pork cooked with kokum, red peppers, onions, black pepper, ginger and garlic. This meal has a slight sourness and is best served with Goan Poee, a savory bread that resembles a bun. This dish is excellent and simple at the same time, and it should not be neglected.
Wheat Kheer
Have you ever heard a kheer like that? This is because it is one of the old recipes of Goa which no one is preparing now. The wheat used to make this kheer has been hand pounded into a coarse powder in a mortar and pestle after being soaked. This powder was then boiled in coconut milk, jaggery and cashews after being roasted in ghee.
Aad Maas
It is a famous dish made from pork meat and bones and it is a traditional Goan recipe that everyone should know. For a savory, hot and spicy curry, the beef is marinated in a hot and spicy marinade, then slowly cooked in a slow cooker.
Tavsali
This is a steamed cucumber cake. Yellow cucumbers, widely available in Goa, were originally used in this vanished recipe. But nowadays you can also get Tavsali made with normal cucumbers, which are dark green in color. It is considered a nutritious cake that you can indulge in without feeling guilty due to the characteristics of cucumber!
Sevya Ros
This is probably one of those recipes that you can’t find online because it takes a lot of work to prepare. This delicious delicacy was traditionally made by soaking rice for a day, letting it ferment overnight, then using a mold to create thin strings that looked like noodles. After being steamed, these rice noodles are then topped with a sauce made from melted jaggery and coconut milk.
Wheat Kheer
Have you ever heard a kheer like that? This is because it is one of the old recipes of Goa which no one is preparing now. The wheat used to make this kheer has been hand pounded into a coarse powder in a mortar and pestle after being soaked. This powder was then boiled in coconut milk, jaggery and cashews after being roasted in ghee.