Khedekar's authentic Goan food, Mardol, Ponda, Goa, July 2023

Khedekar Family Restaurant near Shri Mangueshi Temple in Ponda taluka, Goa serves superb village-style Goan cuisine. Here, you can enjoy the most authentic Goan fish thalis, Goan chilli chicken, xacuti and much more.
Khedekar Family Restaurant and Bar,
Priol Road, Mardol, Goa
Contact: 9307595205
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Costs we paid: Bangdo (mackerel) thali Rs 150, vellio thali Rs 140, chilli chicken Rs 160
A lesser known restaurant in the midst of the cluster of beautiful temples in Ponda taluka, which serves authentic, village-style Goan cuisine, is Khedekar family restaurant. It is less than 5 minutes drive from Shri Mangueshi temple and Shree Mahalsa Narayani temples, and barely 10 minutes from Shree Shantadurga at Kavlem.
Besides the setting in a quiet green village, seeing all things that Goans love painted on Khedekar’s walls, is so inviting. This restaurant celebrates all things Goan through the art on its walls painted by the artist Himalaya Gaude. We quickly decide to sit at one of the outer tables where we can watch the world go by. Besides the outdoor area, there is an AC section too.
Our waiter Harendra Singh Jat, is from Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. He is very sweet, helpful and knowledgeable about Goan food
Today, Maria is having Goan chilli chicken (Rs 160), Viola is having tarle (sardines) thali (Rs 140) and I am having bangdo (mackerel) thali (Rs 150).
We feel happy to see ukde xit (Goan parboiled rice) on Khedekar's thalis. All the places here should realise the value of making ukde xit (Goan parboiled rice). It's so much more tasty with the fish curry.
In fish thalis/rice plate, ask if isvon (kingfish), muddoshi (lady fish), chonak (giant sea perch), modso (lemon fish), sungta (prawns), mankyo (squids), lepo (sole fish), vellio (anchovies) or kalundara (pearl spot fish), are available on the day.
Khedekar restaurant also serves chicken starters like chicken dry fry, pepper chicken and chicken 65 (Rs 190 each), veg starters like mushroom rawa fry (Rs 150) and mushroom Goan chilly (Rs 160), Chinese and North Indian dishes. The Goan chicken cafreal (Rs 200) here is highly recommended, as is the xacuti (served only on Wednesdays and Saturdays)
This village taverna is a lovely place to hang out with your good friends, chatting about everything under the sun while you wait for your meal. Lot of Maharashtrians come to Mangueshi temple. They will love this place.
Hope you enjoy this high resolution, 4k video.
Music:
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[@lesleyingoa]

Costs we paid: Bangdo (mackerel) thali Rs 150, vellio thali Rs 140, chilli chicken Rs 160

[@tejasdeshpande3810]

Being from Maharashtra & visiting Mardol temples multiple times a year, this place is a new discovery. Will surely visit. Thank you for letting us know all such new places in Goa.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@ilayellore6849]

I have to make lists of all these fantastic places you visit, for my future trips to amche Goa. Thanks dear Lesley and Maria ❤❤

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

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[@Amu_932]

Thanks to you Lesley,Maria,Viola and Roma. You guys are lovable,honest and entertaining too. Through your eyes we can literally visit beautiful goa and taste the traditional goan cuisine. We thank you for the trouble you take,driving us through picturesque goa. You all doing a fabulous job,hope you excel in your vlogging and have loads of subscribers.We goans away from home,lookforward to your vlogs.God Bless.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much for your kind words

[@GoldenPAM]

Thank you very much for suggesting Authentic Goan Hidden Gems. Love ❤From Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

[@lesleyingoa]

My pleasure 😊

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

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[@elizabethmascarenhas8279]

I will definitely visit them

[@sadiqsheikh5812]

Yet another beautiful video by beautiful lady I must say one thing EAST OR WEST AND OUR GOAN FOOD IS THE BEST IN THIS WHOLE... WORLD....😊 our goa is heaven on earth......

[@SS-pe6oh]

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[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

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[@alisharibeiro571]

goa in monsoon is a different place altogether!! And the food is just the cherry on the top. Boy is my mouth watering.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@samridhi2876]

Amazing video! We need more channels like yours that cover underrated places. Thank you for sharing this.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍🏼

[@mohammednasir2881]

Aap k videos dekh kar aisa lagta hai k abhi nikal parhon Goa k liye har din ek city k kum se kum 3 hotel me khana khaoon bahut yaad aata hai Goa 24 saal raha mai Vasco me abhi Karnataka shift hoye 12 saal hogaya bahut Miss kar raha hun wahan ka khana

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks very much

[@snehaagarwal9708]

U r awesome

[@JulieFernandes-uj9rt]

Beautiful place 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@lesleyingoa]

Yes, thank you

[@matildesfernandes5991]

Very nice, exploring Goan cuisines is what the goans love the most. People from all over the globe love goan food. Keep it up Lesley and company. You are an amazing lot. Feeling hungry watching all the Goan delicacies. Keep it up. People we need to try this place.

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you. So nice of you

[@roopanayak4906]

✌️👍

[@umaambe4393]

Being a goyankar.. A big thank you

[@DreamGirl-qn5dh]

I loved that line of yrs I have eaten so much that I didn't try bangdo,yea it happens when the food is so tasty

[@jonathanarul3696]

Awsome food 😋

[@lesleyingoa]

So good!

[@dineshshelke9503]

Food looks very yummy..looks very tasty.. feeling hungry.. thank you for showing such amazing food..

[@lesleyingoa]

My pleasure 😊

[@sanjaydeshpande3219]

I ll try

[@aloksharma4394]

Nice mam 👌👍

[@valaina9789]

Hey! My mums a big fan of Viola only because she doesn’t waste food and enjoys every morsel of it ❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Aww, so sweet. Will tell Viola. She'll be delighted! Thank you

[@rrnk1344]

Love this channel

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you 🤗

[@rajeevajgaonkar4152]

To see you girls exploring the goan food scene is absolute fun. Keep it up!!

[@lesleyingoa]

So glad you enjoy it

[@marinadsouza5115]

Can’t wait to visit this place when I will visit GOA next. Loved the way Viola are - so elegantly . Plan to show that to my son . Currently he just shovels the food into his mouth. As for me my mouth was watering seeing the food. Looks like my entire vacation will be spent visiting all these places😂

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you, Viola is delighted with your compliment

[@ritafernandes2451]

Lesley you really enjoy every bit of the food and make my tongue watering

[@lesleyingoa]

Yes thank you. Khedekar’s is a lovely place

[@bonifaciodsouza4318]

Beautiful place an the food must be awesome enjoy your food

[@lesleyingoa]

Yes, thank you

[@niveditakakkar1768]

Hi ,I am fan of goa and Goan food,saw your vlog for the first time and loved it, will definitely meet you when I am in goa❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you

[@sarahp1383]

Very nice video. It's obvious that the food was simply divine, and very reasonably priced. Thank you for sharing this tucked away gem.

[@lesleyingoa]

Our pleasure!

[@francisalvares3989]

Nice Lesley, great go and dine, love this video

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks so much 😊

[@artsyhimalay4032]

Thank you so Much 🤝✨🙏😍

[@varshanalavade2953]

Thank you gals... So much.... With ur videos ull really make my days. .. Bless ull .....keep posting 😋👌👍

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you so much 😀. God bless you

[@anupsinghchouhan3478]

Became addictive to ur beautiful vlogs now...love from bhopal M.P

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks a ton

[@prasannakamath.always]

Its very interesting ... you people exploring & showcasing some hidden gems of Goa ... Well documented ladies !!! Three Cheers ... Well Im not from Goa but somehow i have a sense ... I belong there .... Just watching your videos makes me feel Im like omnipresent with you lovely people ... NICE

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks for your kind comment

[@bedham_wala_hero]

Nice video thanks u very much Jay shree Ram

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you

[@roopanayak4906]

@lesley... Thank you for sharing the Goan thali series....I shall try them for sure when in Goa❤❤

[@lesleyingoa]

My pleasure. Enjoy! 😊

[@sureshsha1]

Yes your plate is always clean that's it we never leave or waste food. ❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Absolutely!!

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❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@lesleyingoa]

❤️❤️❤️

[@SS-pe6oh]

Not a grain of rice she wasted it was so so good to see that

[@karanvlogs4775]

Nice video

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks 😁

[@naturelover8585]

Lesley and team nice to see u guys enjoying the goan thali.. I watch ur vlogs everyday over n over again... I love to see u relishing every bite and ur sence of humour towards maria n Viola finishing up the food...and u really have the patience to film them first and den start ur food... And how about the tisreo? Did they serve it free with the food coz d price was not mentioned but its quiet generous quantity.. Lookinh for more such amazing vidios soon.. Thanks for sharing..

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, we all three love teesrio so we ordered an extra plate, besides the teesrio which comes with the thali at Khedekar

[@manojkulkarni350]

Thank you Lesley for showing prices.👍😀

[@lesleyingoa]

Thank you. Happy New Year! 🙏🏼

[@sonianazareth9301]

Hi mam I love you videos very much❤❤❤

[@lesleyingoa]

Thanks a lot

[@junemendessingh8925]

Thnks for yet another option for thali while getting bck from ponda.

[@lesleyingoa]

Always welcome

[@leenashah2351]

For those not able to have a full thali then can we order each item separately

[@devesh413]

Hi! I'm a student and will be moving to Ponda for studies soon. I was wondering if you could answer how welcoming is Ponda to outsiders? Is the quality of life good there?

[@mathews_elizabeth_]

@Lesley Please visit Little Banana Goan Restaurant at Benaulim. We saw you and your friends enjoy fish thali at different places. Do visit and cover this lovely family run cute little place, enjoy the thali and speak to the very friendly owner, Fransisco, who is a dear friend, greets with a smile and has alot of interesting stories to share. Hope to see you cover this place in your next vlogs!! Much love ❤️

[@lesleyingoa]

Absolutely. Little Banana is already on our list. It’s not far from my house also. Me and my friends have visited often. Will be dropping by very soon to make a video

[@sebastianfigueiredo6499]

Hello Leslie. It's best if you do cooking at home, by showing how to prepare goan chilli chicken..a simple video and its finishing. Atleast one dish once a week.

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi Sebastian, we will put up some home cooking videos from time to time, definitely not once a week, as we are mere amateurs. For the real pros, see www.youtube.com/@FlorencyDias and www.youtube.com/@RANCHIKOODTheKitchen

[@bennymorais7513]

In 🇮🇳 lndia Goa state Madam must be good 👍 judges for Goa Food Festival most Welcome tanky 👍 U hats 👑⛑👒🎩 UPS

[@nelferns2704]

i didnt est verlio ,goan ukde rice for ages .

[@sebastianfigueiredo6499]

Is it possible to show cooking as to how they prepare food in the kitchen at the place of the venue before eating. Thanks Just a brief clip so viewers can get a insight in kitchen. Thanks.

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi, in some places we can go in the kitchen but in most, we can't, either because the kitchens are very busy, or not bright enough for filming, or filming is not permitted. The Mucho Goa video has some of the food preparation before eating. Cheers

[@niveditakakkar1768]

In fact join you for the food trail

[@lesleyingoa]

Most welcome, Nivedita

[@hemaharchandani3207]

Hi😊 From tomorrow Vasco sapta is starting to try to cover that

[@lesleyingoa]

Hi the Saptah is tomorrow but we are told the ferry has already started. Going to do recce this evening

[@hemaharchandani3207]

@@lesleyingoa wow great.... Thank you for reply

[@wanderlust-ministryoftrave2020]

Can you make a video at Kokni Canteen??

[@lesleyingoa]

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[@wanderlust-ministryoftrave2020]

@@lesleyingoa Thanks

[@stephenfernandes9810]

Kindly vist Flora Restaurant in Curchorem.

[@lesleyingoa]

Definitely!

[@hemaharchandani3207]

hi want you to do veido on Broadway publishing book store on benaulim colva road near Florida residency they have books on various topic and from goan writers as well it will give boast to books n writers thank you

[@AyubKhan-ku4vb]

Eat same time home food

[@lesleyingoa]

haha yes