‘Ranchikud‘ is what a Kitchen is called in Konkani.
‘Ranchikud’ = ‘Ranap’ + ‘kud’
‘Ranap‘ means ‘to cook‘ in Konkani
‘Kud‘ means ‘room‘ in Konkani
Ranpachi Kud mhanje Ranchikud! (The room for cooking)
Hence the name for my kitchen is also ranchikud 
To clarify doubts, I am a software engineer working with a company in Bangalore
November 7, 2007 at 3:41 am
Can I get the recipe for ‘Khatkhati’. It is a coconut sweet prepared with jaggery. Haven’t been able to find it anywhere on the internet.
Thanks
November 7, 2007 at 3:45 am
Is there some way I can become a member so i get regular updates from this website?
Yours is truly goan, unlike a lot fake websites i have encountered with everyone trying to give goan recipes which are anything but goan.
Keep up the goodwork. Your site made me feel close to home.
Thanks a ton.
November 7, 2007 at 4:16 am
Hi Mahendra, Welcome and Thanks for your comments
About email updates, I’ll need to check. I think you can subscribe to the RSS feeds, not sure how that works though! Another option is to check “Food Blog Desam”, you can find the link in the right side panel.
About Khat-khate, I understood what you are talking about. I’ve seen it being prepared and it’s a really tough dish to make! I’ll get the recipe from my mom!
Keep visiting!
November 19, 2007 at 10:34 am
Hi Ashu!
I just thoroughly enjoyed going thru your introductory section itself
I am also from konkani speaking community from kerala and seeing the familiarity in the words you have used here to refer to kitchen and room , its very interesting 
we call “cooking in kitchen” as “randaap” and room as “kood” , we call kitchen as “vasseri” ….Will be a regular visitor to your site 
Take Care Hugs to you 
November 19, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Hi Roopa! Didnt’ realise you were the same RV
Oh! that’s nice! I didn’t know that!
In goa, a living room is called as “vasrro” (Vas-rro). This is mostly called in the old houses which had many rooms. Nowadays it’s called “hall”
Hugs to you too
Thanks for your comment!
@shu
November 28, 2007 at 9:07 am
You have some lovely recipes there, i am surely going to be a regular visitor of your site. Could you add me to your blog list as well. I am a new blogger, do visit my site and coment/critique
Here is the link to my site
http://archanaskitchen.wordpress.com/
Thanks - Archana
December 12, 2007 at 9:42 am
I am looking forward to learn some vegetarian dishes from goa. My brother cooks beef vindaloo (says that is goan). Is that true?
I would love to see some vegetarian goan dishes. I love coconut based dishes, so i am looking forward to see some of them.
PS: could you change the link to my site to
http://www.archanaskitchen.com. I just shifted to my own website to have some flexibility. Sorry for any inconvenience
Thanks
Archana
http://www.archanaskitchen.com
February 25, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Hi you got some nice recipies on your blog.
I visit your blog very often, now recently i have my own blog.
I too was searching for khat katem I have been craving for this sweet for sometime. My mom used to make it, but she is in heaven now. Hope you will post it on your blog. Thanks
March 3, 2008 at 6:42 am
Hi there,
Thank you for the recipes and more so for the photos. Would really appreciate if you could find the recipes for Khotkhotem and Millam?
Thanks,
April 4, 2008 at 5:37 am
Hi, have you managed to get the recipe of khatkhati? I hope you are not confusing it with Khatkhate( the curry with lots of roots and vegetables all together). I am talking of the coconut and jaggery sweet. You might have know it by a different name.
@shu - Sorry Mahendra! I’ve not got the recipe! No one usually prepares it nowadays.. Last time I ate it was almost a decade ago.. when my grandma had prepared it. Are you planning to prepare it at home?