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Published 2008
A mixture of vegetables translates to khatkhatem and is Hindu Goa’s signature dish, kin to the southern Indian Aviyal (see recipe), but is unknown to most non-Goans. (Nivedita Dempo, who married my dear friend Polu and is the daughter of a well-known industrialist from Goa, screamed with glee, “Arre, how do you know about khatkhatem?” when I mentioned that I had just made this curry after a recent trip to her homeland.) Its unique flavor derives from the spice ca