Top 5 of Goa’s heavenly Food!

Prawn balchão

During Goa's colonization, the Catholic Portuguese were the introduced Prawn Balchao into Goan Cuisine. Prawn is the main ingredient in making this delight. It tastes almost pickle-like. The mixed style of masala (spices) like red chilies (dried) and cumin is very commonly used in Balchao. The hot-sweet-sour flavor of this cuisine makes it the traditional food of Goa.Vinegar adds a tinge of sourness to the Balchao.

Sorpotel

Sorpotel is another famous meat-made food from Goa. And it is very unique. The meat is made to undergo parboiling while the fats are fried to cook Sorpotel. 'Soro' in Konkani translates to alcohol or liquor. Sorpotel is a famous food in Goa. The meat is parboiled, and the fat is fried. Most people eat it for breakfast. It is prepared using mutton, pork, or beef liver. It is also accompanied with herbs and spices, garlic and onion.

Goan Nevri

These are flour-made sweet balls. Cardamom, sugar, coconut, and almonds are stuffed inside these balls. This is very popular during the days of Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi in Goa. Karanji, when not fried and steamed, are called Nevri. They are both healthy and tasty.

Samarachi Kodi

This a delightful monsoon dish. It is a prawn curry mostly prepared during Monsoon. Ingredients like onion, coconut, and dry prawns with tomatoes and tamarind topped off with some fresh spices make this tasteful curry. Typical Goan texture and flavor are rewarded to the curry by adding coconut milk. It is served with hot steamy rice! If you are in Goa, do not miss out on tasting this wonderful seasoned cuisine.

Prawns Xeque Xeque

Prawns Xeque Xeque is by far the most unique dish of goa. The flavors in the dish are bold and strong, but mildness in spice is still maintained. The dish is prepared from fresh prawns, garlic, onions, coconut milk, chilies, tomatoes, and other spices. The addition of coconut milk adds the necessary balance to the dish's flavors.