Bebinka – A traditional Goan sweet dish

Also known as bibik or bebinka, it is a traditional Goan sweet dish in a type of pudding.  The pudding also famous in East India, use to be a 16 layer dosh mainly made from plain flour, egg yolk, coconut milk and clarified butter.

Easy to carry and preserve for a long time, it is one of the most common desert in Goa and can be found in Goan restaurants. So, if even you want to bring the tropical essence in your living and want to surprise your loved one with the authentic Bebinka.

A must have dish for celebrations be it birth, wedding, Christmas and Easter, making bebinka needs lots of patience, as a layer can only added only when the below id properly cooked. Then we all have to agree that results will be mind blowing and full of flavours. 

It is also true that tradition one was made with 16 layers, but you can add erosional touch by selecting how many layers you want to add.  Here are the ingredients:

• 200 gm refined flour

• 10 egg yolks

• 500 gm sugar

• 200 ml coconut milk

• 5 gm nutmeg powder

• 200 gm butter

How to prepare bebinka at home:

• First, mix the coconut milk, flour, sugar, nutmeg and the egg yolks and make a batter.
  
  
• Grease an ovenproof dish with a spoonful of melted butter and pour the batter into ovenproof dish and spread evenly. 
  
  
• Bake until the batter turns golden brown. Now spread another spoonful of butter, pour another portion of batter over it, and spread evenly.
  
  
• Bake and repeat this until all the batter is used up.
  
  
• Turn out the bebinca onto a wire rack. Cool and cut into slices before serving.
  
  
• Best served warm with cold ice cream, the tropical pudding is a refreshing dish. And it would be right to say that it is queen of Indian deserts. 

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Coconut Masala – A New Miracle Food

Coconuts add flavour and healthy nutrients to your diet. Here are some of the health benefits of coconut. Also, let us discuss the recipes that can be prepared with coconut masala

Benefits of Eating Coconut

Coconut has become multipurpose food commodity and they are used in everything from our daily cooking to our beauty treatments. Are Coconuts nutritious? Yes, they are highly nutritious. They are also rich in fiber and contains essential minerals and vitamins. The coconut masala which is prepared from coconut are very delicious and prepared in combination of varieties of dishes. Some coconuts are young and some are mature. The young coconuts are healthier and water inside it has the highest source of electrolytes. Hence, it keeps your body hydrated and helps the nerves to function properly.

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Some of the most popular Goan Dish

If you always wanted to know about Goan dishes and main ingredients; then you are reading the right blog- 

Goan cuisine is extremely popular and the spices and flavors used in the food are absolutely amazing. Seafood forms the staple diet of the Goan cuisine and no meal is complete without fish. Rice and fish are undoubtedly the staple food and some of the most common varieties of fish used include tuna and pomfret. Some of the varieties of shellfish that one can enjoy are crabs, prawns, lobster, and squid.

Goan Hindu dishes use a lot of vegetables, pumpkins, lentils, bamboo shoots, roots etc. Coconut oil plays its part in preparing most of the dishes.  Goan Catholic cuisine is seafood based and a lot of spices are used in it. Some of the popular Goan dishes include fish curry and rice, fried fish or fish biryani, bhaji or shak made from vegetables, tondak made out of beans. Seafood, chicken, beef and pork dishes are quite popular and some of the well-known dishes include balchao, cafreal, xacuti, sanna, vindaloo and croquettes.

Chilies are used extensively in Goan dishes and most of the dishes are extremely spicy. The Goan bread called pao is also quite popular usually eaten for breakfast along with some kind of Goan curry. Lunch and dinner usually comprise of fish and rice or those who are vegetarian can consume lots of lentils, different types of vegetable preparation and rice. A lot of dried fish is also consumed along with fish curry and rice. Vegetarian food is also easily available and strict vegetarians can enjoy vegetable stews that are flavored with coconut, herbs and chilly.

Where desserts are concerned, one of the most popular items is undoubtedly babinka, which is a kind of pudding prepared from coconut oil, sugar and egg yolks. A variation of this pudding is called batica, which is served warm and dodol usually prepared during Christmas. Though it may come as a surprise, lassi is extremely popular in Goa, which is a drink prepared from water and curd and is flavored with sugar to make it sweet lassi or salt to give a salty flavor.

Goan dishes are truly delectable and when visiting Goa, you should try to taste all the delicious delicacies that this amazing place has to offer. Goa food is sure to please even the most discerning travelers in the world.

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Goan Food: A Never Ending Party for the Taste Buds

Goa; for the people who love life. All the things in Goa including Goan food are intriguing to the core and very amazing thus people get attracted towards this place like magnets.

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Goan Dishes You Just Can’t Resist

Goa is a small but most beautiful state at the Western coast of India. Goan dishes are a mix of Hindu & Christian cuisines with a strong influence from the Portuguese. Let’s learn more…

Since Goa is a coastal state, the food of people here mainly includes fish curry with rice. Indian and Western flavors have influenced Goan dishes to develop into modern day Goan cuisine that is irresistibly delicious with strong coastal flavors.

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Goan Chorizo –– Spicy, Flavourful and Divine

Among the many culinary treasures the Portuguese have left behind in Goa, the choriz sausage is perhaps the most popular, especially in the Catholic community. The chorizo sausages can be found in other places as well, particularly in the Iberian peninsula. However, the Goan sausage retains its own unique identity.

The Portuguese influence

These spicy sausages are quite common in the Iberian peninsula, in both Spain, Portugal and nearby areas. They are available fresh, fermented, cured or smoked. In these areas the chorizo sausage is very popular, often grilled, fried or eaten with something alcoholic. In Spain Chorizo are sweet or spicy. The leaner chorizos are often eaten as starters in tapas, while the fatter version is used in cooking. When added to other dishes, the chorizo imparts its own unique spicy flavour. It is often used as a substitute for meat. Apart front the Iberian peninsula, chorizos are also eaten in Mexico.

Chorizo in Goa

Like its counterpart elsewhere, the chorizo in Goa is also made with pork meat. There are many similarities, including its spicy nature. However, the Goan sausage is much spicier, almost too much so for the Western palate. Unlike many of the cured and smoked sausages of Spain and Portugal, most Goan sausages have to be cooked before eating.

These sausages are made of pork, vinegar, ginger, garlic, chilli and other spices. Many sausages do come cured, however, most os them do have to be cooked before eating. You can also get skin sausages that use pork skin for casing. But they are quite rare to find. Chorizos in Goa are sold according to their spicy factor –– mild, medium and hot. Other variations include lean and fat, dry and wet.

Chorizo dishes

There are almost unlimited ways of cooking chorizo. It is cooked not just in homes, but is also one of Goa’s best street food items. Served with just pao with its juices dripping, it is a quick and delicious fast food. They are sometimes used as substitute in gravies like vindaloo and Feijoada. These flavourful sausages also form a handy stuffing for a pig roast. Another ever-favourite is the sausage pulao.

So take your pic and enjoy the fiery flavours of Goa!

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Goan Dishes for Lent Season

The Lent season is marked by a period of fasting among devout Christians. Like elsewhere in the world, Christians in India, especially those in Goa, also observe this period of fasting. Meat is shunned and vegetarian dishes are given more space. However, fish is still eaten by many Goans. Here are some of the Lent recipes you can try:

Vegetable croquette: This simple recipe is easy to make and delicious to eat. It is also one of the easiest ways of making your kids eat vegetables. Vegetable croquettes are made with seasonal vegetables –– carrots, cauliflowers, beans and peas. Mashed with potato and then shallow fried, these are perfect for starters or evening snacks. You can serves them with tomato sauce or chutney.

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