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Pineapple jam served in a bowl
Home, Indian Sweets

Ananasacho Halvo | Pineapple Jam (Goan-style)

Ananasacho Halvo or Pineapple Jam with step-by-step photos and instructions. Learn to make 2-ingredient Goan-style pineapple jam or ananas halvo. ‘Ananas’ means pineapple in Konkani. This is a very easy 2-ingredient halvo/jam that is preservative-free and contains no artificial colours. Since it has no preservatives it has a short shelf life. But it can be […]

Batat fodi served on banana leaf
Accompaniments, Home

Batat Fodi | Crispy Pan Fried Potatoes

Batat fodi with step by step photos and instructions. Batat fodi are pan fried potatoes which are crispy outside but soft inside. Potato slices are tossed in salt, turmeric and chilli powder. They are then coated with rava (semolina) and fried. Batat means potato and fodis mean slices in Konkani. It is one of the […]

Chanyachi usal
Home, Side Dish

Chanyachi Usal

Chanyachi usal with step by step photos and instructions. Chanyachi usal is a semi-gravy based side dish which is prepared using dried white peas also called dhave vatane. (Dhave means white and vatane means peas in Konkani.) This usal is prepared on the first day of Diwali along with different types of poha(beaten rice) or […]

Patoli recipe at www.nayakskitchen.com
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Patoli Recipe | Turmeric Leaf Stuffed Wraps (Goan Sweet)

Patoli recipe with detailed step-by-step photos and instructions. An elaborate post on patoli recipe, turmeric leaves, its benefits and how to make patolis easily. What is a Patoli? Patoli (singular) or patoleo (plural) are rice flour rolls (kind of wraps) stuffed with a coconut-jaggery filling and steamed in fresh turmeric leaves. The flavour of turmeric […]