| Goan Doce | |
| Alternate Name: | Channa Doce, Doce de Grão |
| Type: | Sweet |
| Course: | Dessert |
| Region: | Goa |
| Creators: | --> |
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| Serving Size: | 100 g |
| No Recipes: | false |
Doce is a popular sweet prepared for in Goa for various occasions. It is a part of the kuswar, a range of sweets typically prepared during Christmas. It is also associated with weddings. The word doce means sweet in Portuguese, the colonial language of Goa.
The sweet is made by stirring boiled split Bengal gram, ground coconut paste, and sugar over a low flame and adding ghee while cooking. The mixture is then rolled out while still hot and cut into squares or other shapes.[1]