Heard Of Ghotache Sasav, A Goan Dish Made With Mangoes? Maria Goretti Tries An Original Recipe By Avo’s Kitchen’s Owners

The best part about living in India is the food in the country! Each state and region has its own cuisine and they are all amazing. And we’re here to make sure you enjoy and know more about the local flavours of India. Since mangoes are in season right now, we’re sharing a recipe for Ghotache Sasav, a traditional Goan dish, that was shared by Maria Goretti on her Instagram page. Scroll on to know more about this dish and how you can recreate it at home!

What Is Ghotache Sasav, A Traditional Goan Dish?

 

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Ghotache Sasav is a traditional Goan dish that is made with slightly ripe mangoes and mustard. It is an easy recipe and was shared by Maria Goretti on her Instagram account. In the video, they explained that ‘ghota’ means mangoes in Konkani and sasav means ‘mustard seeds’ – the star ingredients of this dish.

She met with the owners of Avo’s Kitchen, Amey Naik and Gaurish Naik in Goa. They shared their mum’s recipe with her and helped her make this dish and we’re already in love! The dish isn’t overly complicated and is best enjoyed with rice. This is a great way to enjoy the season’s fruit and add a comfortable touch of rice to it!

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Here’s How You Can Make This Dish At Home

Now, to help you make Ghotache Sasav at home, we’ve broken down the recipe shared by Amey Naik and Gaurish Naik. Here’s everything you need to do.

Ingredients:

1. Mangoes
2. Mustard seeds
3. Pepper
4. Grated coconut
5. Red chilli powder
6. Turmeric powder
7. Salt
8. Jaggery
9. Ghee
10. Curry leaves
11. Hing

Follow These Steps

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• Start by thoroughly washing the mangoes. After that, smash and peel them and keep them aside for the meantime.
• In a pan, take some mustard and pepper seeds and dry roast them.
• Now, add one fully grated coconut to the roasted mustard and pepper seeds.
• Cook it for a few minutes and take it off the flame. Now, put them in a mixer and blend it all together.
• Coming back to the mangoes, take them in a wide pan and add one and a half teaspoons of red chilli powder, one teaspoon of turmeric powder, and salt as per taste to it.
• Mix it all together and add enough water to cover the mangoes.
• To balance the sourness of the dish, add some jaggery to the mix. Cover the pan and let the dish cook on medium to low flame.
• Now, add 2-3 tablespoons of the mustard-pepper-coconut masala blend to the pan and let it cook for some more time.
• In the meantime, take some ghee in a small pan and add hing and curry leaves to it to make a tadka for the Ghotache Sasav.
• Take the dish off the flame, add the tadka on top and that’s it, your dish is ready to be served!

Simple and flavourful, this is the kind of dish that can turn into your comfort food!

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