Swan's Down (Chocolate Cake)

Extremely laborious in today's instant cake mix age, but well worth the effort if you have an appreciative audience who loves cake. This has traditionally been the birthday cake made for my sister and my birthdays, and for Aditya whenever my mom has been in town.

Spicy Chicken Roast A La Goa

A special occasion meal because of the time to prepare, the chicken roast was usually the chief guest at sit-down dinner which few of us could get up from easily. Accompanied by heavily buttered bread, and wine (for the adults), the meal finished off with caramel custard or the biscuit layered pudding.

Jeera Aloo

This is a dry dish which goes well with a simple yellow dal and rice or hot phulkas.


Ingredients:

• 2-3 large potatoes
• 1/2 inch ginger root
• 1 green chilly
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 small/medium tomatoes
• Large pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• Jeera powder
• Dhania powder
• Jeera seeds
• Oil
• Salt

Goa Prawn (OR Fish) Curry

Best accompanied with rice. Try to use pungent green chillies, the combination of that with the coconut milk is perfect.


Ingredients:

• 1 coconut  
• 1 kodumpulli torn into strips
• 1/2 kg fish or prawns (deveined and shelled)