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. 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

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paste, and

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over a low flame and adding

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while cooking. The mixture is then rolled out while still hot and cut into squares or other shapes.

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