Mumbai food: Six must try dishes with Goan sausage

The Goa sausage the distant cousin of the Spanish chorizo is a staple in most Goan larders The sausage made with pork meat garlic spices and toddy vinegar is known for its intense spicy flavour and versatility ldquoIt is robust spicy tangy and smoky and lends itself to all sorts of applicationsrdquo says Manu Chandra partner Monkey Bar and The Fatty BaoIn city restaurants chorizo has many applications from the Choriz Pao and Sausage Rice to the innovative Bunny Pao Bunny Chow with a sausage filling once available at The Bombay Canteen and Soft Shell Tacos with a sausage and scrambled eggs stuffing on Tuning Forkrsquos rotational menuIf you like us cannot get your hands on the homemade chorizo we give you options on where to find the best dish made using itCheck out The Guidersquos top picksGrilled Chicken Rolls with Goan ChorizoldquoThe Goan sausage as an ingredient has got a unique intense flavour with the spices toddy vinegar and smokinessrdquo says Rohan DrsquoSouza culinary director Silver Beach Hospitality Mumbai At Silver Beach Cafeacute their upcoming menu will feature Grilled Chicken Rolls with Spicy Goan Chorizo and Chimichurri ldquoThe dish has a stuffing of sausage which adds a lot of character to the subtlyflavoured chicken and the herby intense chimichurri dressing therersquos a salsa baserdquo he says adding that they use rosary sausages strings of smaller circular sausages from a village in South GoaAt Silver Beach Cafe JuhuCall 26208930Cost 350The Goan SaladIt is a pairing that you wouldnrsquot expect for the spicy meat But for Karishma Dalal the owner of The Bombay Salad Co it had to be part of her menu ldquoI love Goan sausages When I first moved to Bombay my landlord was Catholic and his mother would sometimes cook us meals where sausage was a staple ingredientrdquo shares DalalKarishma Dalal with The Goan Salad PicNimesh DaveThe Goan Salad is a mix of sausages got from a Goan aunty mixed with beans black eyed peas lettuce spinach cherry tomatoes onions grilled zucchini peppers fresh mozzarella cheese and a rosemary balsamic vinegar dressing ldquoThe idea is that since the meat is intense and spicy we have to balance it with ingredients that are lighter but yet combine to create a mealrdquo she addsAlthough the menu has changed at the restaurant The Goan Salad has stayed and is quite popularAt The Bombay Salad Co Linking Road Bandra WCall 26000270Cost 270 small 410 largeOysters with ChorizoThe Fatty Oysters are fresh Cochin oysters broiled with soy butter chorizo and ponzu sauce ldquoIt is a flavour bomb from the word go Oysters and chorizo are not a new combination but wersquove turned this Spanish pairing into an Asian dish by adding ponzu and panko breadcrumbs The brininess of the ponzu the sweetness of the oyster and the spice in the sausage serve up intense flavoursrdquo says Chandra At The Fatty Bao Summerville Linking Road Bandra WCall 26005220Cost 445Chorizo Pot RiceAt Monkey Bar the sausage is served as a pot rice with coriander and green chilli pilaf crumbled sausage and potato It is a bestseller along with the Goan Chorizo Pao 200 ldquoSausages have to be treated well as they tend to overpower everything theyrsquore paired withrdquo says Chandra who is experimenting with turning them into a pacircteacute The restaurant manufactures its own sausages in BengaluruAt Monkey Bar Bandra W Call 26005215Cost 360Chorizo and Mascarpone PizzaChorizo PizzasIt appears the simplest experiment with sausages is to use them as toppings on a pizza AKA does a Chorizo and Mascarpone Pizza 750 whereas Woodside Inn does a simple Goan Pork Chorizo Pizza with onions 545 ldquoWe had always used imported meat in our preparations and wanted to highlight some great Indian produce The sausage has a great flavour so it doesnrsquot need any additional ingredientsrdquo says Abhishek Pednekar senior sous chef at Woodside Inn Andheri The pizza they serve has onions a tomato base and cheese At Bar Stock Exchange in Andheri their Goan Sausage Pizza 320 has roasted sausage with onions and spring onions ldquoWe thought of using these sausages because they have great flavour We just elevate it by adding a couple of vegetablesrdquo says head chef Kshama PrabhuAt AKA Worli Woodside Inn Colaba Bar Stock Exchange OshiwaraCall 22875752 WoodsideThe Anton BagelldquoSausages are so tasty they were begging to be put in a bagel And for us it was important to get the right sausagerdquo says Anil Kably coowner of The Bagel Shop It was when he met sausagemaker Anton visited his house in Old Goa and saw how the sausages were made down to the smoking of the meat over a wood fire that Kably knew he had to add them to his menu The bagel has been on the menu for over seven years The process of getting the sausages here is familiar to many Goans who follow the routine mdash Antonrsquos wife sends the package on the overnight GoatoMumbai bus The bagel named after Anton is served with cream cheese to temper the spiciness of the sausage mdash this was done after expats complained they couldnrsquot handle the heat The Bagel Shop also serves a Chorizo Pasta 429 with olives basil gherkins and jalapenosAt The Bagel Shop Pali Hill Bandra WCall 26050178Cost 390