Notes about Recipes in this book

• Creamy saffron-semolilna pudding (Kong phirin)

  • lkgrover on May 18, 2025

    Delicious, filling dessert pudding. I think it would also work for breakfast.

• Tapioca pilaf with chiles, potatoes, and peanuts (Sabudana khichdi)

  • Ganga108 on June 19, 2024

    Always delicious.

• Feni cocktail

  • Ganga108 on March 12, 2022

    I have not exactly made Feni Cocktails but I have certainly had a few on my many stays in Goa. Although I rarely bother with alcohol, this is such a classic of Goa, you have to have one in a cafe or bar overlooking one of the beautiful Goan beaches.

• Crunchy onion fritters (Kanda bhaji)

  • Wordsfailme on November 09, 2025

    The instructions for this recipe omit the crucial addition of water to the chickpea flour. Without it, there is no batter, just onions coated in flour and seasoning. Recommend adding water a few spoonfuls at a time until a batter forms, then proceeding.

• Tomato chutney

  • lean1 on February 12, 2021

    This easy recipe tasted like Indian flavored tomato jam. I love it. It came together pretty quick. Just remember to turn the heat way down before adding whole spices and seeds so they don't burn. Love the added flavor from the curry leaves.

• Slow-cooked rice (Hyderabadi chicken biryani)

  • laurenlangston on June 04, 2024

    What an absolute gloppy mess. The cooking times in this are WAY off. She says to cook the rice for 18 minutes or until just tender -- I checked it at 15 minutes and it was completely overdone. She says to cook the chicken for 17-20 minutes or until halfway cooked -- at 10 minutes it was fully cooked through in a sea of sauce. She calls for the herbs to be added to the yogurt, then calls for the herbs to be sprinkled on before baking. I didn't have more rice, but I thought I might be able to salvage it by cooking down the chicken sauce and skipping the milk in the bake, but after all this work and all of these ingredients, it's rubbery chicken in rice sponge and I'm hangry. I'm going to throw this out, and I'm try this again next week, by cutting the cooking time in half if not further. Ugh.

• Fried plantain chips (Kerala plantain chips)

  • Ganga108 on August 24, 2022

    I don't like recipes that have you adding water to hot oil. Don't do it. Ever. Very dangerous.

• Tamarind gin and tonic

  • Potawatomus on May 18, 2026

    These are fantastic! I don’t generally like gin and tonics, but we loved these. Things I liked about this cocktail: 1) it didn’t require that I buy a bunch of different alcohols and 2) it came together easily.

• Cucumber salad

  • Ishie1013 on December 29, 2023

    Very fresh and healthy, and came together quickly. I subbed hot paprika for the Kashmiri chile powder.

• Coconut shrimp curry (Chungdi malai)

  • lkgrover on October 21, 2024

    Good shrimp curry with coconut milk; quick preparation. I substituted canola oil for mustard oil. Served with rice, as suggested.

• Spiced tea (Chai)

  • lesliec on December 09, 2024

    This is delicious and worth the effort. I cut the sugar by half and it was still so good.

• Fried eggplant slices (Begun bhaja)

  • mjes on July 23, 2021

    Fried eggplant ... but with a bit of flair with the choice of tumeric and chili for seasoning the flour with carrot chutney and tamarind chutney on the side. No the recipe doesn't specify the type of chutney ... those were merely my whim today.

• Braised greens with farmer cheese (Saag paneer)

  • takemori on July 06, 2024

    Absolutely delicious! Don't skip the Hing, it makes a difference. Served with the chapatis also found in the book.