It’s an 11 am to 11 Pm feast from a menu which has different varieties of the ‘Pisces’ factor. Mum’s Kitchen boasts of rare cuisine of mothers from different corners of Goa. Rony and Susie Martins have brought it to the dining tables after an extensive research over the years. An enclosed garden leads to an air conditioned dining area. Artifacts reflect a nostalgic era – coconuts in baskets , garafaos , rogdos (grinding stones)they bring into focus the needs for Goa’s culinary art. Designer crockery on ceramic tiled tables, vie for attention with the preparations listed, a mix of researched Hindu, Christian, Goan and Portuguese favourites . It is a blend of the past and present, to entice the diner to a culinary feast. The service is casual, perhaps in keeping with the Goan culture, but prompt and efficient .
The eclectic mix of the three styles of local preparations is apparent at a glance through the menu. The starters and the dry seafood preparations is apparent at a glance through the menu. The starters and the dry seafood preparations are an excellent accompaniment with a stiff shot of the local brew – feni. There is an ample choice of gravies, coconut based Hooman curry (Hindu Goan) or the rich orange sungtachi kodi (Christian Goan). Season or off season, every variety of fish – the Xec-Xec Masala with crabs, chonak (sea perch cooked in the kodi), the Kingfish tossed in peri-peri or the Hindu Goan style of masala, pomfret steaks and red snapper slices, lobsters with the raechado , de-shelled for the diners convenience (the same applies to the crab preparations), pickles like Mackeral/Kitefish para and prawn balchao, a veritable khazana of seafood.
The Pork Balchao is worth a mention too as is the other masalas. Many traditional Goans are vegetarian and it is from their Kitchens that keel Khatkhatem (bamboo shoots), Melgor(black-eyed beans), Bimbli Udamethi, are sourced. Each gravy has its own unique flavour , and a lot of research has gone into the menu to balance the culinary preferences of his guests. A selection of wines and the local brew feni, but no spirits. For tasty and traditional food ‘Mum knows best’
9011095557/ 9822175559/ 9822175556
Martin’s Bldg, 854, DB Marg, Miramar, Goa
