Neuero orNeuries are dough mixed with coconut,cashew nuts,raisins and cardamom and then deep fried.
Bebik (Bebinca) is a layered baked dessert made with flour, sugar, coconut milk andghee.
Doce (Doce de Grao) is a sweet made usingchickpeas and coconut.
Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar andalmond meal.
Bolinhas are small cakes also known as coconut cookies made with grated coconut, sugar, semolina, egg yolks and butter. They are flavoured with cardamom, made into a round shape with markings on top, and baked gently.
Nankatais, which resemble snowballs, are made from sugar, butter, and flour, and are beaten until light and white. They are flavoured with vanilla and cardamom, rolled round, and lightly baked.
Baath is a moist, rich coconut tart baked in a large round shape with pastry lattice work on top. It is flavoured with cardamom and currants.
Kormolas are sweet coconut pastries rolled out, cut in squares, and shaped into flower buds.
Pinarg (Pinaca) are cutlet-like sweets made from jaggery and crushed rice.
Mango Miskut is a confection made from mango pulp and sugar.
Tuelinnas (Tuelinnas de Coco) are sweets made from coconut.
The kuswar ofMangalorean Catholics also has traditional recipes.Neuero or Neuries are puffs stuffed with plums, nuts, and fried theel (sesame) and sugar.Kidyo orKulkuls are curly concoctions dipped in sugar treacle,Pathekas are savoury of greennandarkai bananas. Simple salted or sweetened Tukdi (Diamond Cuts), theelLaadus andGolios are other items found in kuswar.Macaroons[dubious –discuss] is what Manglore is famous for and the subtle flavouredRose Biscuits are a favourite. TheRich Plum Cake takes the better part of a week to make. Candied fruit, plums, currents and raisins are cut and soaked in rum. Flour is sieved and gently warmed in the sun. Nuts are shelled and chopped and families make the cake together. Jobs are allotted; one whips up the eggs while another creams the butter and sugar, cake tins are lined, and a strong pair of arms are requested to do the final mixing and stirring. TheMitais,Mandas,Ushae,Pitae &Manni are well-known, sweet dishes included in thekuswar.[8]
The koswad of Bombay East Indian Catholics also includes recipes like thali sweets, donuts, date rolls etc. These are not found among Goans of southernKonkan, Mangaloreans or Karwaris ofCarnataca & Damanese ofDamaon, Dio & Silvassa.
^Pai, RoseMary Albuquerque (2006)."Mangalorean Catholic Cuisine". The Summer Sands Online newspaper. Archived fromthe original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved22 January 2009.
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