Invited to GOAN FAMILY HOME for 10+ GOAN DISHES in Dubai, UAE!!

After going on some amazing food tours in the UAE, I decided to do something a bit different after linking up with a subscriber who wanted to cook for me! Come with me as I eat homemade Goan food with a subscriber in Dubai, UAE!

Manushka is a subscriber of mine who is originally from the state of Goa in India, but she now lives in Dubai. Her friend Genevieve is who connected us! She’d be making me a Goan feast. Goa was conquered by the Portuguese in the 16th century, so the food has lots of influences from Portugal.


Our feast would consist of mackerel cutlets, beef croquettes, egg chops, Goan prawn curry, fish curry, Goan sausages, rice, Goan bread, and more! I’d be helping her make the prawn curry.

Most of the dishes were already prepared. It all looked very Portuguese-inspired. The Goan bread was nice and fluffy! I also tried a crumbly beef croquette made with minced meat.

We also had some Goan fenny, which is a distilled drink from Goa, as well as Goan port wine. Port wine is my favorite type of wine. It’s very sweet.

Next, I tried the egg chop, which was a fried egg fritter with glazed onions and coated with potato. It was spicy but filling! The mackerel cutlets were nice and salty fritters made from boiled mackerel. I’d never tried these dishes before!

She also made pork vindaloo that had been slow-cooked with red chilies and Goan vinegar. You have to prepare it three days before serving so all the flavors marry!

You won’t find much pork in UAE except in markets, as it’s a Muslim country. Then, we started making the prawn curry. Manushka had already marinated them in some masalas.

Then, she built the gravy by blending cumin seeds, shredded coconut, turmeric, chilies, onions, coriander, tamarind, and garlic. Coconut is very popular in Goan cuisine!

Then, she fried onions, curry leaves, and tomatoes together before adding the gravy. Then, she added some coconut milk and green mango and cooked for five minutes before adding the prawns. I love the seafood aspect of Indian cuisine!

Next, she boiled some Goan pork sausage. Then, she fed me a bit of the prawn curry. It tasted great! Next, Manushka broke up the sausages and added onions and potatoes.

Then, she stuffed the mackerel with a vinegary masala and coated it with semolina to fry them. Next, she battered some prawns in the semolina to pan fry them along with some beef cutlets.

Finally, everything was finished and Manushka built us some thalis! We started with the prawn curry and rice. I loved it. The sausage reminded me of chorizo or morcilla. The smoky, cured flavor from them had been infused into the potatoes!

The fried prawns were succulent with a light breading. I loved the marinade on the mackerel. The mango in the prawn curry was also excellent. It had some heat to it! The contrast of all the dishes was phenomenal.

There was also some nice cabbage. It was the only thing that didn’t contain spice. Then, Manushka made a cutlet pao with some crab, pork vindaloo, and a steamed rice cake called sanna made with toddy.

The sanna with the pork vindaloo. I loved the vinegar and chilies! The crab xec xec was also meaty and succulent with a really nice gravy on top. You have to work to get to the meat, but it’s worth it!

The beef cutlet in the cutlet pao was really nice. I loved the crunchiness and added some prawn curry gravy.

Finally, we finished with a traditional, layered Goan dessert called bebinca. We had vanilla ice cream on the side. It was similar to flan and had lots of layers!

Huge thanks to Manushka for cooking me an epic Goan feast and to Genevieve for connecting us!

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My name is David Hoffmann. For the last 13 years, I have traveled the world in search of unique destinations and cuisines. Since starting David’s Been Here in 2008, I have explored over 1,200 destinations in 84 countries, while documenting them on my YouTube channels, travel blog, and social media sites.

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[anandaragi]

What a hospitality shown by our Indian people this is incredible

[annebell]

OMG. I am so jealous. Such a lovely lady, her cooking OMG amazing and I bet tasty. Ready, Steady ... GO 💚🌿🌿💚

[marinadsouza]

I am proud of these Goans - the food looked soooo good!!

[rajendravishwakarma]

She was one of the amazing host, kept engaged with her stories and passion.

[ajayv]

They are typical Goans.... Very kind and welcoming

[adilhussain]

One thing for sure, goan hospitality is unique and the way your host has prepared, explained and presented the food. It seems the art has been passed on from her seniors. Thanks David for showing unique tastes from the globe 🌎

[verongracias]

I'm a Goan living in the UK.
Superb goan wishes.
Well done to beautiful lady. Brought back lovely memories

[paulschneider]

She really love to cook and very pleasing . Happy to see authentic Goan !

[bobbyeapen]

That was impressive! Never heard of a lot of the dishes except for Vindaloo and the fish fry. The host was amazing and calm, and highlighted Goan cuisine well. It is similar to Keralan food. In Kerala they have something similar cutlets. Nice influence of Portuguese and Indian. You have to check out the church's, beach's, rave/electro scene, vivia la Goa and Dubai!

[rainbow]

Dave Dave Dave, u just did it! I think this is my favourite video of yours! This is coming from a Ghanaian who watched u in Ghana...but, this one really got me. Maybe, because it was from a real home. I know your objective is more of street food, but this one was just...mm!! I'm going to try to make some of the meals as best I can. U know we eat with our hands too, so I was just salivating over everything that was happening in that kitchen! Good job bro! Very nice hosts too. I'm so glad u did this. I'm surely going to make these dishes. Thanks for all u bring us! Safe travels!

[thomasantao]

Thanks David for bringing back memories of Goan food . Remembrances of my Mother’s Goan food . All the dishes were the same as shown in your presentation.
Thank you Manuskha for this

[joefernandes]

Finally Some Amazing Goan Food !! 🙌Glad to see you enjoyed every bit of it!

[mdsouza]

YUMMY. My mouth started watering. Full Goan buffet. The host is generous.

[andysav]

Thank you David for finally posting some authentic Goan food. I hope you enjoyed eating as much as I enjoyed watching the video. Marushka, you have done an amazing job cooking all the lovely Goan foods for David. Absolutely amazing.

[PK-nnbo]

Wow so much diverse food in India 🇮🇳 . Changes drastically from state to state. I love port wine, must have if you are visiting Goa.

[Cricketshorts-]

Being a goan i can feel the flavour of the food which she is very nice love our goan food n our indian culture viva😊

[GoodPalate]

Manushka you are such an amazing cook and wonderful host. Finally authentic Goan food. I am glad you convinced David to go visit Goa. I have always found Goan food close to Kerala food ( my native state ). Port wine 🍷 is 😍😍😍.

[victoriamenezes]

it's authentic Goan cuisine finally! so very happy to watch this video, hope you make a trip to Goa soon and explore our cuisine more, the host did a fab job.

[basavarajpatil]

Fantastic host. She poured so much of love in making that food and treating David. Show worth watching.

[Hiuxbcs]

Honestly when we used to watch you go hmmmm on some US based indian restaurant food we were like... really???. But man this food that manushka cooked is the real deal. Glad you finally sampled some real Indian food!!! Not only it is tasty but very healthy also!! perfect blend of spices and other ingredients!!