A trip to the beach can cure a bad mood and so can Goan food.
Goa’s got everything a hot tourist destination does: sun, sand, beach and most importantly, good food. Authentic Goan food is one of the biggest reasons tourists flock to this glorious state. It’s spunky; it’s got personality and is seriously addictive!
1. Fish Curry
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A popular version of fish curry in Goa is the Ambot-Tik which literally translates to Sour-Spicy. The sour comes from the use of the petals of the tart ‘Kokum solam’. Known to be a cooling agent and honoured for its medicinal value, the red-coloured fruit of ‘Kokum’ is the real king of Goan cuisine.
2. Fish Recheado
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Recheado means stuffed in Portuguese and in this recipe, a fresh whole fish, usually a mackerel or pomfret, is slit down the center and stuffed with a spicy red paste, after which it is shallow fried. Mackerel Recheado is one of Goa’s most famous dishes.
3. Prawn Balchao
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Prawn Balchão is another Goan favourite. Balchao is a method of cooking either fish or prawns in a dark red and tangy sauce. Balchao is often bottled and eaten as an accompaniment in meals. But many people leave out the dried shrimp paste as this lends a fairly strong fishy flavour to the dish.
4. Bebinca
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This delicious Goan dessert is carefully layered to perfection. It’s prepared using coconut milk, eggs, butter, and most importantly, jaggery. Each bite of this cake makes the next one seem even more exciting.
5. Sorpotel
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Sorpotel is unarguably the essence of Goan Christian cuisine. Adapted from the Portuguese dish of Sarabulho, it is served traditionally at Christmas and on feast days. Sorpotel is one of those classic dishes that truly highlights the melange of Goan and Portuguese cultures in the cuisine of this state
6. Chicken Cafreal
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A Goan dish of tribal origin is cafreal. It is a rather dry, but spicy dish. This is the equivalent of Portuguese-style grilled chicken and the sauce it is marinated in tastes a lot like the famous Portuguese Peri-peri sauce.
7. Dodol
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Dodol is another famous Goan sweet, traditionally eaten at Christmas time, and made with rice flour, coconut milk, jaggery and cashew nuts. It is usually cooled in a flat pan and served in slices, and is very sweet.
8. Pork Vindaloo
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This is perhaps the most sensational and memorable Goan dish. ‘Vin’ stands for vinegar and ‘ahlo’, pronounced and written as ‘aloo’, means garlic. Chillies, ginger, garlic and cumin make the luscious red masala which is mixed with vinegar laced pork and cooked in a fiery red gravy till it’s flaky and tender.
9. Chicken Xacuti
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Xacuti is back and this time for those looking for some juicy chunks of spice infused chicken. This dish is best enjoyed on a bed of hot rice.
10. Goan Prawn Curry
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Crunch your way to juicy prawns cooked in a coconut milk based Goan curry and let the magic of Goan food take over.
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