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Savory Madeleine with spicy Goan Sausage (Choriz)

by Helene Dsouza on May 24, 2013

Savory madeleine with Goan Sausage #stepbystep #recipe masalaherb.com

Several weeks ago I was surprised by my friend Arwa from “La Mere Culinair”. She had organized a giveaway on her grande blog and the prices were mini Madeleine molds and a cheesecake mold. Guess what, to my surprise I won the giveaway and of course I was super thrilled. Since I received my precious [...]

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Bread Patties a la India Style – Fusion Bread Dumplings

by Helene Dsouza May 17, 2013

I am back to my old beloved try-around-and-create-new-dishes habit and today I am thrilled to finally share our new addiction at home. I called it a bread patties recipe a la India style. Actually they are fusion bread dumplings! You might remember my Tyrolean flat bread dumplings recipe, which had been modified from the original [...]

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Benefits of Tulsi and Tulsi Ice Tea

by Helene Dsouza May 15, 2013

You might have heard of the Tulsi plant before and some of you know it better then any other herbs in this world. Tulsi or Tulasi is also widely known as Holy Basil. Yes this is correct, the Indian Tulsi is a much stronger flavored and sweeter variation of the common “Italian” Basil. The shrub [...]

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Savory Summer Tart

by Helene Dsouza May 5, 2013

A couple of weeks ago I was once again looking out for a fresh new book in the historical fiction section and I was surfing around aimlessly in Goodreads when I came across a fantastic German book from a new author in the scene. The Bastard from Tolossa – the book title might sound harsh [...]

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10 Healthy Drinks to Beat the Heat

by Helene Dsouza April 28, 2013

Crickets are singing their songs, squirrels are chewing on hard green mangoes and the heavy white and grey cotton candy clouds are traveling eastwards, passing by the coast and emptying further in the country, while enclosing our sky and causing an oven like effect. The football ground near by reminds me of a giant frying [...]

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Ham Sandwich Recipe

by Helene Dsouza April 21, 2013

A sandwich makes my day and a sandwich satisfies my appetite. Without Sandwiches the world would be boring and empty. As a food lover I can’t forget this simple but fascinating lunch and picnic treat, so of course I decided it was about time to share my Ham Sandwich Recipe, the one that I enjoy [...]

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Limonana – Lemonade with Mint

by Helene Dsouza April 19, 2013

Welcome to Summer! Flipflops, summer hats, picnics, beach life, burning sun, sun tan, fun games, palm tress, sun beds and the bar. Does that sound familiar or does it remind you rather of a distant but familiar dream? Hasn’t the hot season arrived yet in your corner of the world? No doubt, we in Goa [...]

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Basic Bread Recipe inspired by Agora | Movie Night #SundaySupper

by Helene Dsouza April 14, 2013

Basic Bread #stepbystep #recipe masalaherb.com

Bread has been made, baked and enjoyed for ages. In fact it is certainly the oldest “dish” on earth and has been baked by our ancestors in all corners of the world. So it isn’t surprising that for todays #SundaySupper theme, Movie night, I decided to share with you the most basic bread recipe ever. [...]

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How to roast Cashews – Traditional Goan roasting of raw Cashews – The Caju Fruit

by Helene Dsouza April 12, 2013

Who hasn’t had the pleasure to bite on cashew nuts before? I have to admint that before I came to India, I had no idea of the cashew nut’s existence and when I was presented to the bent, flavorful and unique Cashew nuts I was rather suspicious in trying them. You can’t blame me, I [...]

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Tropical Fruit Garden India

by Helene Dsouza April 5, 2013

I thought it was about time to show you all our Tropical Fruit Garden here in Goa, India. This is the best season for me to show off with all the wondrous fruit treats growing in our garden. We have many more trees but they are still pretty young, in fact most of them have [...]

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