Goan Christmas Sweets

Nallacho Ros is a must when Goan Hindus make Vheet, Sanna or Shevyo. The Sanna, Vheet or Shevyo are dunked in this sweet coconut milk.

This three meat pie is a treat for meat lovers. It has chicken, beef and pork.

Fruit cakes are famous throughout the year in Goa. I remember my best friend would bake the best fruit cake and I would wait till Christmas to indulge in this goodness. This is not the authentic rum soaked fruit cake which takes days or even months of preparing. This is a quick version of fruit cake you can enjoy during tea time.

Goans love their neureos. Ganesh Chaturthi or Christmas, no festival is complete without this sweet crispy fried dessert.

Simple and easy Christmas which kids will love!!!!

Sorpotel, that quintessential Pork dish that is part of almost every single Goan gathering, be it a Birthday, Wedding, Christmas or even just a Sunday family gathering. You have not graduated Goan culinary class until you have made and mastered this classic dish. I've loved the process involved in making Sorpotel and even though it's a long process, the end result is absolutely satisfying to all my senses. Traditionally, this dish is comprised of Pork and also includes a lot of the internal organs, such as blood, liver, heart and tongue. I don't bother with most of the internal organs and stick to good fatty pork and liver.

A traditional Goan sweet made from coconut, rice and coconut jaggery

This is Christmas sweet made from tender coconut and sugar

Fried sweet dough cookies made especially during Diwali in Goa.

Another of my family recipes to make tender and delicious tongue roast. This recipe cures the meat for days before actual cooking so plan ahead of time.

This is another family secret recipe where we cure the beef tongue using salt and spice it to create a delicacy enjoyed in Goa.

Portuguese inspired pork and bean stew with a delicious spicy Goan touch.

A traditional goan sweet made from coconut milk and coconut jaggery. This is a family recipe. I must warn you this dish requires large amount of energy to stir the milk without letting it burn.

No Goan Sunday or festival is complete without peas pulao. This is a simple an easy to follow recipe.

Traditional Goan cookies with coconut and semolina(Rava). These crunchy cookies are a special treat made for Christmas and other special occasions. This recipe is a family recipe handed down the generation.

A Slow cooked dessert where you condense milk. This is my aunt's recipe, growing up it was one of my favorite christmas sweets.

A traditional Goan Christmas sweet made by the entire family.

This is a Goan delicacy made with ripe Guava. It is made for special occasions like Christmas.

A traditional Goan Christmas treat. the whole family helps to make it.

A Goan sweet for the Sweet-tooth lovers. To make this sweet, it does take a bit of hard work and time but in the end it pays off fabulously

A traditional Goan cake made from coconut and Semolina. This is one of my favorite Christmas sweet.