The first day of Diwali is very important for a goan , The lady of the house gets up early and after a bath prepares 5 different poha dishes each tasting different from the other.
An usal and ambada sasav is also prepared to accompany the poha.
BATATA POHA
DUDHATALE (MILK POHA)
BUTTERMILK OR CURD POHA
WHITE VATANA USAL
AMBADYACHE SASAV
POHA ARRANGED ON OUR DINING TABLE
ROSATLE POHA OR COCONUT MILK POHA
KALAYLLE POHA (POHA MIXED BY HAND NOT COOKED WITH JAGGERY ,GRATED COCONUT AND GREEN CHILLIES)poha are prepared by my mother in law , she loves to prepare all these herself and that too as early as possible , it gives her great pleasure to serve them well before all the other members of the family and up and ready for the diwali celebration and the ' OVALANI'
wow..awesome dishes..so many!..everything looks great..thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteCorrect me if I am wrong, please. Is the day of Diwali not started with something bitter? Or have I got this mixed with something else?
ReplyDeleteWill be in Goa on the 20th, not on holiday, though!
BTW, I didn't hear from you.
i am a goan married to a mahrashtrian,and this year i decided to go all goan for diwali.So i made 5 prkarche fov.My DH isnt too crazy about poha and so i made it in little quantity,but he simply loved it.
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ReplyDeleteAPARNA,
In a way you are right , the bitter fruit called 'karit' is crushed and a little bit is tasted by everyone after the ovalani, and then we feast on the poha.
sowhatsnewtoday,
thats a great name, i would love to know more about you , do you have a site on goan dishes pls write to me.
My husband is from goa, and we have celebrated many diwalis at my inlaws place in mumbai. My mom in law makes all the phoas u have shown. They taste lovely. and watana usal tastes so good with all the sweet pohas. She does make an additional poha with solkadi. U have really touched a chord with me. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful feast and very informative post, Mahek. You have a lovely blog here!
ReplyDeleteHi Mahek,
ReplyDeletewould have loved it if u stayed closeby. love making mutton when we have company (which is quite often)
Nice post! I love the poha for Diwali breakfast and you have described it so well! I'm sure your family enjoyed the scrumptious breakfast on Diwali day.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, the lady of the house is usually very busy. So many dishes to prepare.
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ReplyDeletevimmi,
I would love to try the poha with solkadi never heard of it thanks for visiting my blog
namita,
thanks for the compliment..
cynthia,
after a long time , how have you been
I have tried posting a comment but it does not seem to get posted. I loved your blog, it reminds of my days at Prabha's house the wonderful meals I ate there and the love and laughter we shared.
ReplyDeleteWill be a regular reader of your blog
Take care
Sonia
Wow, stumbled upon ur blog ..... what mouthwatering dishes. I wish I was there....
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Jayashree
Hi Mahek,
ReplyDeleteVery nice Goan recipes. Thanks for the same. However, disappointed since I could not open the Diwali Poha recipes. Would be grateful if you could help.
Princy
mu hubby is not goan but I make all these at home for Diwali. hey Mahek is that you real name? and dont we call them "phau" LOL
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice blog, wow it reminds me of Diwali
ReplyDeleteWow .. never heard of this many poha items. Yogurt one looks so yummy!
ReplyDeletecan u please give us a link to the recipes too for all the above dishes
ReplyDeletecould u please give a link to the recipes of the above dishes
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