5 Must-Try Vegetarian Dishes in Goa

Apr 25, 2025, 22:56 IST

Dikshant Sharma

Chakho

A traditional Goan dish consisting of boiled jackfruit, cooked with coconut, jaggery and green chillies, and seasoned with tempered mustard seeds.

Sakhar Bhaat

A sweet rice dish cooked with sugar, ghee and aromatic spices, often flavoured with cardamom and garnished with nuts, making it a popular festive treat.

Khatkhate

A delicious mixed vegetable stew, enhanced with coconut and spices, made using a variety of veggies and lentils, served alongside rice.

Mooga Gathi

A delicious lentil curry made with moong beans and seasoned with coconut and spices typically served with rice or chapati.

Uddamethi

Crushed urad dal, coconut, chillies, jaggery, tamarind and spices combine to make this unique Goan dish, which is often cooked as a thick curry and eaten with bread or rice.

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