Rava fried potato can also be called as semolina coated potato which is shallow fried. Rava fried potato is known as batata kappa or batata fodi in Konkani and is a traditional delicacy. In Konkani potato is known as batat. On the veg days like Monday or Thursday, people just fry some potato fodi by…
Air Fried Chicken
– I have been making Air Fried Chicken ever since I won the air fryer. There was a contest conducted by better butter 2 years back. I won the first place in that contest. The prize was a brand new Prestige air fryer. This is one of the best kitchen gadget I have ever used…
Madyechyo Fodi | Crispy Fried Taro Root
Today’s recipe is a lost recipe from Goa. It is a crispy starter made with colocasia roots. Colocasia root or taro root is a tuber and is known as madi in Goa. These are not easily available in the Goan markets, but are found in the jungles of Goa-Karnataka border. Goans normally buy these when…
Kantola Fry | Forest Bitter Gourd Fry | Fagla Fodi
I was always a fussy eater in my childhood. I don’t know how many of the yummy things I have missed in my life due to this fussiness. One such thing would have been “Phaglacho Fodi” or “Fagla Fodi”. “Fagla” are also known as Forest Bitter Gourd or Kantola or kakrol or spiny gourd or…
Stuffed Jackfruit | Jackfruit Recipes
Today’s dish is a totally new innovation. This dish is another successful attempt at allowing my pillar of strength “my hubby” in the kitchen. From innovating software products and getting multiple US Patents on his innovations, he is helping me create yummy recipes in my kitchen now. Some of his cooking innovations include the yummy…
Rava Fried Baby Corn
Rava Fried Baby corn is a crispy snack that can be served as a side dish with rice and dal. It is a simple and easy to make side dish especially when you are pressed for time. Simply cut the baby corns, apply the spices, coat in rava and fry them. It tastes yummy and…
Stuffed White Pomfret
Stuffed White Pomfret or Bharille Paaplet is a delicacy in the Goan kitchen. My mom always made stuffed mackerels for me as I love them. I can never eat simple rava fried mackerel, but if it is stuffed I just love it. The stuffing is so yummy that you feel like eating it again and again….
Rava Fried Plantain | Kelyachyo Fodi | Pan Fried Raw Banana
In Goa, we make different types of “fodi” or rava fried vegetables. These are a perfect replacement to fish on our veg days, like Mondays and Thursdays. The rava friend plantain recipe shared here today is a traditional Konkani recipe and I am sure every Goan makes these. Apart from this, you can also make…
Mackerel Recheado – Stuffed Mackerels | Goan Recipe
After Grilled Recheado Prawns, it is Mackerel Recheado. This is another authentic Goan dish and is a favorite at home. If you are in Goa, do not miss eating this dish in restaurants. It is just awesome and delicious. Believe me. I just love this dish since childhood. I never eat mackerel simply by rava…
Fried Breadfruit | Breadfruit Rava Fry | Neerpanas Fodi | Jeevkadgi Fodi
Come the summer season and you will see various types of recipes being prepared using the seasonal summer produce. Breadfruit is one such vegetable that you will see on trees in this summer season. Some people don’t know how to prepare this tasty vegetable. I don’t know whether it is fruit or vegetable, but I’ll…
Rava Fried Ridge Gourd | Ghosalem Fodi | Goan Recipes | Luffa | Turai | Semolina | Goan Recipes
Rava Fried Ridge Gourd is very simple to prepare. It turns delicious and since ridge gourd is high in water content, you can feel it when you bite into the juicy ridge gourd. It tastes slightly sweet and juicy but since you coat it with rava and spices it just turns mouth-watering. Kids too love…
Fried Crabs | Rava Fried Crabs | Crab Fry | Goan Recipes
During my recent vacation in Goa, my only motive was to try a lot of dishes with fish. Right from Surmai/King Fish to Sardines and Mackerels to Prawns and Crabs, I ate almost all the types of fish and really had a feast. My Mom taught me some more dishes with fish. They will be…
Rava Fried Ladyfingers | Bhendi Rava Fry | Bhendi Fodi | Goan Dishes
A daily and easy snack that can be prepared are these Rava Fried Ladyfingers. They turn crispy and yumm. I normally make these as an accompaniment with rice and veg. curries. I have always seen people eating ladyfingers deep fried in batter and oil. The recipe mentioned in today’s blog post is healthier as it…
Anchovy Fish Fry | Velli Fish Fry
Since the time I came to Bangalore, I don’t get to eat much fish. One main reason is we don’t get fresh fish in Bangalore and the varieties of sea fish that we get here is too less. During my last trip to Goa in December, I only savoured on small fish and I actually…
Crispy Rawa Fried Pumpkin Buds
Wishing you all a wonderful New Year 2014. This post was supposed to be posted in Oct 2013 when I had gone to Goa during Navaratri vacation. But I was too busy with personal and professional life and was not able to post this. One day my brother got Pumpkin buds as my Dad loves the…
Stuffed Mackerel | Bharillo Bangdo – Step-By-Step with Pictures
One fine day my hubby got Mackerel’s from market. I re-tried the stuffed Mackerel recipe. This time I modified it slightly and my hubby really loved it. This is my signature recipe. It was a real hit in Raksha’s Kitchen. It turned much more better then the last time I made it. So on the…
Rawa Fried Fish Roe | Fish Roe Recipes
Today being a Sunday I had to prepare something special. Yesterday I cooked stuffed Mackerel and it turned delicious. So my hubby went to fish market and got some more fresh Mackerel’s and told me to make it again. He just loved them. I will post the step-by-step pictures of Stuffed Mackerel recipe again. But…
Rawa Fried Broccoli And CupoNation.in
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Goan Special – Rawa Fried Drumsticks/Sangachyo Fodi
This is another yummy dish which we GSB’s make in Goa. Drumsticks are very good for health. They are an excellent source of calcium, iron and vitamins. I have learnt a lot of traditional dishes from my mom. My dad being a pure vegetarian, my mom cooks different varieties of vegetarian food for him. In…
Goan Special – Brinjal Rava Fry / Eggplant Rava Fry
In the month of March 2013, you all hardly saw any recipes in Raksha’s Kitchen. I was getting a lot of comments why I am writing for an alchohol brand and that I should discontinue writing for it. But I did not loose my spirits. Yes, I was writing as I was asked to write…
How to turn Bitter Gourd Haters to Bitter Gourd Lovers
As I wrote in my blog posts earlier, I learnt cooking from my Hubby and my Mommy. My hubby taught me the ABC’s of cooking and then I started ruling the kitchen with all my different experiments. Since the day I started my blog, I wanted my hubby to write a post for my blog….
Forest Mushrooms
This time after 7 years I have got to eat these awesome forest mushrooms. I was so happy that I just wanted the world know how good they are. These are authentic forest mushrooms. They grow in the monsoon season on the termite house in which the snake stays (that’s what the folklore says). Only…
Chicken Rawa Fry
My Little one loves chicken and calls it chicken fish. She eats a very less of it, but she loves the taste and jumps with joy when she sees the fried chicken. The other day, my hubby took her to the shop and they Real Good Chicken. My little one wanted to play with the…
