Hi,
We are hoping to go to Goa next year and was just wondering what the local dishes were? When we're on holiday we lie to try a variety of the local dishes. Don't see any point in ordering English food as we can have that at home. I'm looking forward to hearing about the local food and drink. Anyone like to start please?
hi shirley one of the most popular local goan dishes is fish curry & rice its eaten most days in most house holds and is on the menus in all the cafes and restaurants in the local cafes it tends to be made with cheaper fish i think its mackeral but in the restaurants its made with king fish or other good quality fish to suit the tourists anita 
Prawn curry, hmmmmm
Chicken Xacuti
Chicken Tikka Masala, or even King Prawn Masala, lovely
Loads of different chicken kebabs at the shacks, one of our favourties is Afghani Chicken
Another nice fish is Pomfret
There is absolutely loads to try no need to eat english at all while your there is you don't want to.
Chicken Xacuti
Chicken Tikka Masala, or even King Prawn Masala, lovely
Loads of different chicken kebabs at the shacks, one of our favourties is Afghani Chicken
Another nice fish is Pomfret
There is absolutely loads to try no need to eat english at all while your there is you don't want to.
Chicken chillie fry
Chicken Cafrael
Vindaloo (after all it is Goas most famous export)
Fish Caldeen
These are Goan dishes and you can get the others like rogan josh etc.
King fish and pomfret are lovely and some absolutely massive prawns
Chicken Cafrael
Vindaloo (after all it is Goas most famous export)
Fish Caldeen
These are Goan dishes and you can get the others like rogan josh etc.
King fish and pomfret are lovely and some absolutely massive prawns
shirley h 
You can find some photos and recipes here -
http://www.goaholidayhomes.com/goan-dishes.php
included is a recipe for chips
x lassi
You can find some photos and recipes here -
http://www.goaholidayhomes.com/goan-dishes.php
included is a recipe for chips
x lassi
MMMM Veg shahi kurma, a dish made with cashew nuts, washed down with a sweet lime soda...oooh I can't wait x
Chicken chillie fry
FTV - I had the beef chille fry at a beach shack in Baga, and it was very very hot.
I did ask them to make it medium, as i am partial to a medium curry at home, but this one blew my mind.
Im not a lagar drinker, but i had to literally keep having huge gulps of my partners kingfisher until my drink arrived.
Id say it was the same hotness as a vindaloo (and i have had a few of those in the UK)
So, if you order a chilli fry, make sure you ask for a mild one
Cheese & Chilli Naan bread, my mouth is watering just at the thought. The naan breads are absolutely gorgeous, nothing like the thick things you get here.
I lot of dishes aren't the same are they? I am not really a fan of Rogan Josh over here but loved it in India
Have just been watching Gary Rhodes around India on UK TV Food - if you get the chance have a look in. He finished off with a cooking show at The Taj Holiday Resort in Sinquerim and the head chef there showed him through how to make a Goan Vindaloo, he seemed (like most people here in the Uk) wanting to avoid it, due to the British restaurants making it a 'lads night out challenge', he loved it and I will tell all the Goa travellers if you havn't had it yet, try it. Best I have had (and most consistent for taste) is Inferno down the Beach Road in Candolim
Too right spike, it is a long way from its British cousin, yes it is spicy but the flavours are superb.
baby shark is also another lovely fish especially if you dont like fish bones it doesnt seem to have any apart from the spine ! its served fried grilled or curried
Chonak Rochade is lush!! chonak is a local fish (comes filleted) and with a spicy masala rochade coating..
chilly
chilly
ooh chilly i had forgotten about the rochade spicey sauce we had pomfret rochade last season mmm lovely anita
The flavours of food in Goa are 2nd to none compared to UK, fresh and aromatic whatever dish you have. I eat mainly veg when away but the fish tikka and spinach chicken is fantastic. It's hard to say any one dish is bestg, everyone has their favourites. I like medium hot so you can still taste the flavour of the food and not just have your head blown off. We ate at the Punjabi Dhaba where all the locals eat, meals for less that £1 and fantastic. Metal plates and beakers, so authentic and a great experience, food cooked to order. You will never eat another Indian takeaway back home and thing of Goa 
I love Kingfish and Pomfet (a kind of flat fish).
Fabulous kingfish tikka.
Although I'm not a vegetarian, there are some great veggie dishes:
Dhal Fry (lentils)
Gobi Manchurian (not sure how 'local' that is, though)
Fabulous kingfish tikka.
Although I'm not a vegetarian, there are some great veggie dishes:
Dhal Fry (lentils)
Gobi Manchurian (not sure how 'local' that is, though)
Great. So many meals to choose from, my mouth's watering. What sorts of snacks would you eat for a light lunch?
Shirley I find I cant eat as much at lunch time probably cos its so hot (wish I had the same problem at home ). We get a tomato soup or spring roll. Sometimes we get a toastie, or a chicken fried rice or chicken or prawn burryani. The fried rice and burryani dishes are massive and would do 2 people, so we tend to share one and we get some keema nan and plain nan along with it. You could even get a curry and share it if its too big. There is loads of choice, Indian and European.
). We get a tomato soup or spring roll. Sometimes we get a toastie, or a chicken fried rice or chicken or prawn burryani. The fried rice and burryani dishes are massive and would do 2 people, so we tend to share one and we get some keema nan and plain nan along with it. You could even get a curry and share it if its too big. There is loads of choice, Indian and European.
I like tomato soup and a cheese and garlic naan for lunch, very nice
My goodness -all those dishes. I wouldn't have associated fish with curry, not something I would have thought of ordering. I'll have to take a size bigger clothes for the 2nd week.
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