GOAN CUISINE

                                                                                  BEBINCA  Hello! Welcome back to another culinary adventure with Viana D'Silva! Today I'm going to share one of my favorite sweet dish which is known as "BEBINCA" Bebinca is a traditional layered cake of Goa. Bebinca was first made by a nun called Bibiana in the Convent of Santa Monica in Old Goa, who baked layers to symbolize the seven hills of Lisbon and the Old City Of Goa.  Bebinca is a type of pudding traditionally made of 16 layers. It is baked using ingredients that are typically incorporated in Indian cooking, such as ghee and coconut milk. Bebinca is popular during Christmas and other festive occasions. Preparing Bebinca is a slow process. The batter is made with flour, egg yolk, gh...

                                                                                                PORK SORPOTEL Hello and welcome back on another culinary adventure with Viana D'Silva. Today, I would like to share another one of my favourite dishes the "Pork Sorpotel". Sorpotel is the Goan Nomenclature for the North-East Brazilian dish named Sarapatel. The dish is from the region of Alentejo in Portugal, in Western Europe. The Portugal colonizers carried forward this traditional meat curry to the countries they conquered.  Sorpotel is a red meat curry that is wonderfully tangy and spicy. This dish is of Portuguese Origin. The Sorpotel was introduced by the Portuguese who colonized Goa for 500 years. The dish is served with sanna, poi, or sweet br...

                                                                                                                          SHARK AMBOT TIK CURRY Hello! Welcome back on another culinary adventure with Viana D'silva.Today, I would like to share another one of my favorite dishes the "Shark  Ambot Tik    Curry". "Ambotik" is two words, "ambot" means "sour/tangy" and "tik" means  "hot/spicy".  So as the name suggests Ambot tik is spicy and tangy fish curry. The spice of this curry is balanced with tamarind and vinegar which forms the basis for the sour component.   A popular fish of choice for this curry is the shark fish. To prepare the Ambot tik, ...