C'est L'avi

17/02/2023

Oh my Godd!

Yes in a true sense, the almighty would have also agreed to this😃

This is a coconut jaggery cheesecake. The dark fudge chocolate colour pyramids you see in the frame is the extract of the coconut sap called sur in Konkani which is reduced to attain this colour and consistency.

Gods is widely used in a lot of things in a Goan kitchen repertoire. It is also considered very healthy as its got a whole lot of minerals and folic acids and a low glycemic index, which makes it a great choice for wait watchers

11/02/2023

Serradura reimagined!

Serradura also known as sawdust pudding or Macau pudding, is a well-known Portuguese dessert, popular in both Portugal and Macau (a former Portuguese colony in China) as well as Goa (a former Portuguese colony in India), with a layered appearance alternating between condensed milk, whipped cream and crumbled Marie biscuit.

The name serradura is a Portuguese word for “sawdust”, which refers to the way the biscuits look in the pudding, as they are crushed very fine into crumbs.

We have done a torte or tart with this classic, keeping the essence and soul of the original

28/01/2023

The joy of using seasonal and fresh ingredients definitely gives us a high! We don’t need to work hard to get the best out of the dish coz the ingredients do the best in bringing the best out of themselves!

Grilled tenderloin with kohlrabi(naab) butterfly pea purée, konga(sweet potato croquette) tossed akur served with gucchi (morel) au jus

heart global soul

11/01/2023

Gratitude to for this piece of work! It really expresses my core and my beliefs

https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/food/why-chef-avinash-martins-of-benaulims-cavatina-is-goas-hottest-chef-right-now/cid/1908610

30/10/2022

The pumpkin and the farmer

We went to the market with the team! The idea was to get inspired by the produce and the people behind the produce. It was more of building a relationship between the grower and the curator and the exchange of energies between them

When we picked up the pumpkin the lady asked me”baab, what will you make out of this? “
I felt as if a mother was giving away her child and telling me pls take good care.

So we picked up a pumpkin along with pumpkin leaves and flowers!

So here’s what we made

Pumpkin and ricotta bao( bao’s are steamed bread) this one had a soft centre of spiced ricotta and pumpkin and the bao made of pumpkin purée garnished with pumpkin seeds

The flower was a cold preparation, a tangy zesty dressing on the pumpkin flower which cuts through the richness of the bao

Pumpkin and Kafir lime caldo( soup) with a pumpkin tueille

As we taste this dish, it rolls back all the love,time and efforts put by its grower and we sense him smiling as she’d appreciate her labour of love made into something beautiful

29/07/2022

If this doesn’t motivate you? Nothing will…

This is Kusth. One of my heros , he comes from the Velip community of Goa. For centuries they have been agrarian by profession and do it in a sustainable manner. They rotate their crop based on seasonality. In the monsoons they cultivate rice and other fruit baring crops such as pineapple & banana.

This morning he visits my house with a basket full of local or gaunty bananas (kelli) as we say in Konkani and some pineapple

I offered him a cup of chai, which he refused and said that he had his nosto ( breakfast) early morning before going into the paddy fields. After which he harvested the fruits from his vaingon ( vegetable & fruit garden) and then he set out to sell the produce door to door by foot. He covers nearly 15 kms from his home to the surrounding areas where he sells his produce

He’s 80 plus and does this day in and day out no matter what season of the year it is! And above all HE DOES IT WITH A SMILE

These everyday heroes motivate me to think different and push harder!

I pray to God ,May your tribe thrive Kusth!God bless you🙏

17/02/2022

02/02/2022

A mezze platter but with a Goan flavour

Re-imagination has always been our forte, and the best way of doing it is by growing & buying seasonal and fresh. When you get such fresh produce then very little effort is required to make any dish great as Mother Nature does most of the work!

02/01/2022

Ending the year on a high note after being featured on and on ’s list of memorable food experiences.

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