Recipe for Goenchem Ankvar Kodi - Sorak
Sorak is a Simple Goan Curry which does not contain any additional Protein. No Fish, No Prawn No Eggs Nothing at all. It draws it's richness from Fresh Grated Coconut and it’s simplicity from the simplest and bare minimum ingredients that are easily available on your Kitchen shelf. In Goa, ‘Ankvar Kodi’ (which translates to “Spinster Curry”) is a fun name given for Sorak since it is a plain curry that contains no Meat or Fish. A very Senior Ranpinn - (The Title given to people who cook Traditional Goan Food in Bulk during Feasts and Functions in the Village) once told me that back in the day, Sorak used to be eaten mostly during the Rainy season when the Fishermen couldn't venture into the Deep Sea to catch fish. They would eat this simple curry with some side dish. You can use the Sorak Masala Paste to make A Goan Fish, Prawn or Egg curry too. My aunt Cecil, used to make the Best Sorak curry that I have ever eaten till date. I used to drink that curry whenever I was at her place and boy! I miss it so much. I had never asked her how she made it(I know such a dhakkan I am) and now that she’s no more, I try my best to make it like how she would. So, very recently, I asked my Antu uncle(who by the way is a damn cook too), her husband to pleeeeeeeease share the exact recipe with me because I wanted it just like how I eat it at their place. And i'm over the moon that it tastes sooooo close to what she used to make. So here’s my Cecil aunty and Antu uncle’s Sorak recipe.
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Recipe for Goenchem Ankvar Kodi - Sorak
Sorak is a Simple Goan Curry which does not contain any additional Protein. No Fish, No Prawn No Eggs Nothing at all. It draws it's richness from Fresh Grated Coconut and it’s simplicity from the simplest and bare minimum ingredients that are easily available on your Kitchen shelf. In Goa, ‘Ankvar Kodi’ (which translates to “Spinster Curry”) is a fun name given for Sorak since it is a plain curry that contains no Meat or Fish. A very Senior Ranpinn - (The Title given to people who cook Traditional Goan Food in Bulk during Feasts and Functions in the Village) once told me that back in the day, Sorak used to be eaten mostly during the Rainy season when the Fishermen couldn't venture into the Deep Sea to catch fish. They would eat this simple curry with some side dish. You can use the Sorak Masala Paste to make A Goan Fish, Prawn or Egg curry too. My aunt Cecil, used to make the Best Sorak curry that I have ever eaten till date. I used to drink that curry whenever I was at her place and boy! I miss it so much. I had never asked her how she made it(I know such a dhakkan I am) and now that she’s no more, I try my best to make it like how she would. So, very recently, I asked my Antu uncle(who by the way is a damn cook too), her husband to pleeeeeeeease share the exact recipe with me because I wanted it just like how I eat it at their place. And i'm over the moon that it tastes sooooo close to what she used to make. So here’s my Cecil aunty and Antu uncle’s Sorak recipe.
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