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Goan Potato Bebinca (Bebinca de Batata)

Potato Bebinca or Bebinca de Batata is one of the types of bebinca that is not baked in layers. Bebinca is a tribute to the culinary creativity of Goans. Many Goans also call this bebinca as 'mock' bebinca.
  • Passive
    1 Hour
  • Prep
    20 minutes
  • Cook
    65 minutes
  • Servings
    15-20 People

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Potatoes
  • 450 grams Granulated white sugar
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Thick coconut milk
  • 150 grams All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter)

Instructions

  • 1 Boil the potatoes and peel them.
  • 2 Mash the potatoes, Add the sugar and stir well.
  • 3 Next, add the eggs one by one beating well after each addition. Add the salt and cardamom powder.
  • 4 Stir in the coconut milk.
  • 5 Sift in the flour. Mix well.
  • 6 You will get a pancake consistency batter. Preheat oven at 325 deg F.
  • 7 On the gas burner, heat a baking tray (I used 8 inch square pan ) , add 2 tbsp ghee. Let the ghee melt.
  • 8 Pour the bebinca batter into the tray. Let it cook on the gas on LOW heat for 5 minutes for batter to thicken a bit.
  • 9 Transfer the tray into preheated oven. Bake for 1 hour. Insert a toothpick or skewer to see if done . Bake for more time till skewer comes almost clean (it won’t come very clean as it’s potato mixture ) It should not be wobbly . Let it cool completely in baking tin itself.
  • 10 Unmold it. Cut.
  • 11 Serve! Enjoy!!!
 

99 Comments

  1. Xanti, I too made this Bebinca of Potatoes, but we called it the Mock Bebinca … a friend of mine made a rainbow bebinca … just adding different colours to the different layers, and I have also eaten Bebinca of 2 colours dark and light brown layers alternated. Please post the recipe of the other bebincas too, when time permits ….. Love your blog

    1. yes im aware of the rainbow one too…but that’s just a variation. yes will be working on the other recipe’s too.

    2. Thanks for the Feedback…

    3. How did you do it with different colours. Did you do it layer by layer and did you grill or oven

      1. Hi antonette
        yes, you can try it like our Goan bebinca recipe.Same procedure.

        1. What is the oven temp. For baking bebinca?

          1. Hi Agnes
            Check step number 6 In recipe … 325 deg F .

  2. Hi Xanti,

    You said above that there are 4 types of bebincas. So far I know of 2 . The normal layered one and the potato one. Please can you share the recipes of the other 2 types of bebincas , which I am not aware off.

    1. Hi Maria, i haven’t got around posting the recipes of the others, will update you once I do them.

  3. Thanks Xanti

  4. Hello Xanti!! Thanks a lot for the Potato Bebinca recipe 🙂 I tried it…and it turned out to be simply awesome 🙂 I would recommend others to try this recipe and enjoy your lovely evening with the lovely Potato Bebinca :))

    1. Thanks, Glad you liked it.

  5. Can I substitute potato with sweet potato ?

    1. hi Anushka, yes you can use Sweet Potato too…just reduce the quantity of sugar according to the sweetness of the potatoes your using.

  6. It’s soo easy…. I thought it would be difficult…. Thanks Xanti Pinto

    1. Welcome Swizy, glad you liked it.

  7. Hi. Xanti

    Thank you for the recipe. Baked it today. It was a great experience and everyone enjoyed it.

    1. Hello A. Pinho

      Thanks for your feedback… Feedback’s really mean a lot to me…Very happy for you that it turned out good and that your family enjoyed the same.

  8. Hi xantii.. i need to make bebinca coconut cake.. with lots coconut inside im not aware of how it is as i just heared from someone that it has too much coconut ide. could u please explain me if ur aware of any sort of thing ..please

    1. Hi puja
      Im not aware or sure of what your looking for. Probably the batk Cake??? The one thats done with alot of coconut and semolina?

      1. Dear xanti, it is bebinca coconut layerd cake. but has sprinkles of coconut inside. It is made with custard n coconut flackes. Wonder if ur aware of this recipe.

        1. No Puja , haven’t come across this before .

  9. I would be very happy if you would share with us the wine biscuits receipe. If possible.

    Regards
    Swela.

  10. Thanks Xanti for the recipe. Made it twice and both the times it turned out lovely.

    1. Hi Desiree;

      Happy to know that you tried this recipe, and turned out well both times 🙂 Thanks again for your appreciation and your feedback 🙂

  11. Hi Xanti thank you for the recipe however I would like to know if it can be steamed instead of baking. Thank

    1. Hi Hazel,
      Well… I have not tried steaming the potato bebinca… I assume the steamed one would be like a pudding…not sure … If you try the steamed version, please do let me know the results , Thank you 🙂

  12. Hi Xanti. Thanks for the receipe. You said to bake it for one hr. At what temperature please

    1. Hi premila
      its baked at 325 deg F 🙂

  13. Hi Xanti…. Can I use milk instead of coconut milk…. would love to try potato bibinca

    1. Hi Lazarine
      No,Please make use of coconut milk ONLY for bebinca 🙂

    2. I cup of coconut milk is appropriately how many mls

      1. 1 cup is 240ml

  14. hi xanti how long to preheat the oven? would like to try ur receipe..

    1. Hi Sanida
      Preheat for atleast 10-12 minutes

  15. hi, Can i bake it on the gas itself rather than the oven ?

    1. hi isabel, no…. cant cook it on gas.

  16. Hi XAnti
    thankyou very much for your lovely collection of recipes ..the look is so appetizing and the procedure made simple by your skills.

    xanti..i tried the potato bebinca as per your recipe..however. the top layer did not turn brown..should I have kept it longer in the oven? or what could the reason? also does it have to rise??

    1. Hi Lynette
      Thanks so much for appreciating my work …
      No , it doesn’t rise .
      Well , yes the top needs to brown ..
      About min of 1 hour baking is required here

  17. hi, could u pls tell me the approximate weight of the bebinca? i would like to try out this recipe but need to know how big baking tray i would need. i have just purchased an oven so im a bit uncertain.

    1. I have used an 8 inch square pan and about 2.5 inches deep

  18. Dear xanti, how much temperature do I have to keep whilst baking in the oven n how long to keep on the gas. I definitely want to try this.ur recripes r perfect

    1. Hi zinnia
      Check step number 8 . It tells you how long to cook . Step number 6 tells you the temperature to bake 😊

  19. Dear xanti,my oven is having •C Temperature .so dear would u suggest the exact temp.thanxs xanti

    1. Hi zinnia
      It’s about 160-162 deg C

  20. Hi Xanti very good taste but mine didn’t bake just the outer coating baked for 2 hours but raw inside . What could it be ? i halfed it though since I’m alone .

    1. Hi Roshan

      Hmmm , it should have been baked by even 1.5 hours time !
      Did you half all the ingredients?

  21. Can u please mention the size of the cake tin ?
    Also wondering is it possible to divide batter into two and color them and then layer it out before baking?
    What do u think?

    1. Hi Catherine
      I have used an 8 inch baking pan .
      You can try with 2 colors . I have not tried it though .

  22. How many kgs is this recipe for?

    1. Hi Ella
      I have not weighed it
      This recipe gives me an 8 inch sized baking pan BEBINCA .

  23. Hi Xanti, while baking did you use both the upper and lower oven?

    1. hi, yes betty, same way as you would bake a cake

      1. Thanks Xanti.

  24. Can you please tell me how much ml of coconut milk is to be used?

    1. Hi Catherine
      1 cup is 250 ml

      1. Thanks for the quick reply.I’m making it right now.

  25. Thanks for the quick reply.I’m making it right now.

    1. Hope it turned out good

  26. Tried this recipe using sweet potatoes and reducing the amt of sugar. Turned out well! Thanks Xanti

    1. Thanks Alison for your feedback … good to know that many have tried this recipe with sweet potatoes and have got good results … thanks again for your feedback 😊

  27. Can I use canned coconut milk?

    1. Hi stacie
      Yes of course

  28. Tried this potato bebinca..everyone liked it..thank you..

    1. Thanks
      For your feedback jesicca

  29. I tried your recipe. Turned out good. Wanted to know for how many days it can last. Do I need to refrigerate it?

    1. Hi Prasila
      Sorry for the late reply …
      It should be good for about a week to 10 days in the refrigerator

  30. Hi, wondering whether i can substitue potatoes with cassava. If can be done. Can you tell me how should i go about doin such a cake.
    Looking forward to doing a casava cake to surprise my wife. I am Malaysia. Thanks

    1. Hi Ravi
      I have never tried using or cooking Casava , so have no clue or idea on how to go about it.

  31. Hi Xanti, can this be made in layers like the normal bebinca ?

    1. Hi crescentia
      Well , I have not tried baking it in layers ,
      But guess some people have tried as I had received a few feedbacks on it baked in lAyers , but personally I have not tried I’m layers.

  32. Hi Xanti…I tried this recipe of urs ie. Potato cake for the first time yesterday coz actually we couldn’t go out and get a cake cuz of the lockdown…well! I must say u rock yaaa…it came out so perfect…no words… Everyone loved it….u just put it out in such simplest form… Like everything seems so easy…I said to my mum m inspired by Xanti. Thank you Soo much 😘

    1. Hi angelia for your lovely feedback …
      Glad that the potato BEBINCA turned out good for you. Thanks for sharing your feedback

  33. Hi Xanti could I substitute Coconut milk powder instead of coconut milk. If so how muc powder should I use for your recipe. Thank you. Want to try it soon.God bless you

    1. Hi blenda
      I have not tried using coconut milk powder.
      Probably if the end result gives you coconut milk (as in same taste and texture ) then I see no harm in using it.

  34. Thank you so much for your website. Looking at the recipes brought tears into my eyes because it reminded of my beloved granny. I used to come back from school had alle belle, neureo or pattolio or something or the other ready for me to eat because she was the sweetest. I can never recreate her Ghristmas fruit cake since I never knew how to make that fruit mix even though I made it with her as a kid. I am going to try that recipe too! I saw all the recipes for sweets she used to make and keep during Ghristmas for when family comes to visit. I am looking forward to trying those this Christmas. You even have sorpotel and sanna recipes which were an Easter treat.
    I currently have this potato bebinca in the oven. Just tasting the batter made me remember childhood moments. You have brightened up my week. Thank you!

    1. Thanks Danika for your amazing feedback 😊glad to know that you have been trying out some of my recipes … do share your feedback of the recipes tried 😊thanks once again

  35. Hi, do we use only lower grill in the oven to bake the bebinca? Or do we use both lower and top grill?

  36. I used all the measurements exactly as in the recipe except that I instinctively used 400 g of sugar instead of 450 g. Yet it was extremely sweet. Next time I would reduce it to 350 g of sugar.

    1. Hi sherry
      As for me coz I’m here in the US , the sugar is so fine and I feel it’s very less sweet compRed to the one that we get back in goa . ( I don’t know where huge based at ) I feel I need that quantity to achieve the sweetness. You can adjust as per sweetness you desire.

      1. I live in Canada and I’m Goan, and the sugar here is the same as the US. I guess it depends on individual tastes. I’ve always felt that most Indians typically make their sweets too sweet and I’ve learned to adjust. Thank you for all your recipes anyway I use your site a lot.

  37. Tried this recipe today and it turned out perfect. Thank you Xanti. Do you have a recipe for sweet potato Bebinca?

    1. Use the same recipe as potato BEBINCA but adjust sugar as per sweetness required .

  38. How long are we supposed to boil the potatoes for? I boiled mine for three whistles long and after mashing, it still had lumps. How do we get rid of the lumps?

    1. Hi Jocelyn
      On HIGH flame for 1 whistle, then lie to medium flame for 10-12!minutes ,
      Once done , poke and check to see if center is cooked or still hard.
      You may put again for another one whistle then

  39. Can I use nutmeg powder instead of cardamom? Thank you

    1. Yes

  40. Also, if I use salted butter instead of ghee, do I need to add oil as well?

    1. NO oil please for this recipe

  41. Hi xanti.. could you tell me the temperature to bake the potato cake?

    1. Check step 6 in the recipe .

  42. Xanti this is an awesome fail safe recipe. I have used it a couple of times. Thank you! The only alterations I have made is reduced the sugar to 350gms as we don’t like our desserts overly sweet.

    1. Thanks for your feedback Alison…

  43. Thank you Xanti. Followed your potato Bebinca recipe, came out really well.
    Getting adventurous will follow your Bebinca recipe in the near future.
    Thank you so much.

  44. Hi Xanti – Thanks for your recipe. The bebinca baked well. The top had a brown crust but it had a cracked line across. How to avoid it from cracking at the top so that it comes out as a smooth crust which will make it look good for presentation? Thanks again.

    1. Hi.
      Try lowering the heat when you bake the top most layer

  45. Hi Xanti- thank you for your wonderful recipes. I made the layered bibic last week and the potato bibic today. Both turned out fantastic. Your step by step guidance and measurements are perfect. Thanks again.

  46. Hi Santi,
    Fried the Pita to Bebinca recipe yesterday and it came out very well. Everyone liked it. Easy recipe to follow. Thank you for sharing.

    1. Thanks for trying the recipe and for sharing your feedback

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