The news from Goa is dismal. I wish I could bring good tidings during this Deepavali festival season. This isn’t just my view. Comparing notes with some of my confrères - a few of them fervent ‘bhakts’ - reveals a thoroughly dispirited Goan.
But today I want to share something much more pleasant. A young Goan couple has started a new outlet in St Inez , Panjim - The Goan Ladoo - dealing in fresh, homemade ladoos, the way our mothers made them. The ladoos are made at their home by his mother. We bought an assortment of ladoos today to sample and the product was world class. These are authentic articles, almost works of art. In keeping with tradition, most of the ladoos are made not with sugar but with ‘god’ (jaggery). The place also serves a hot special of the day. Today’s was ‘sanna’, cashew bhaji, and kheer. What impressed me was their commitment to quality, their warmth and joie de vivre. In short, their Goenkarponn. I urge fellow Goans to go test it out yourself. Their online presence is a Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082851446457 A couple of snaps I took this morning - https://blog.parrikar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Goan-Ladoo-1.jpg https://blog.parrikar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Goan-Ladoo-2.jpg r
