Paneer (Cottage Cheese ) Rolls

Ingredients : Paneer – from 1 litre  milk. Onions – 2. Capsicum – 2. Bread slice – 6. Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp. Minced green chillies – 1 tsp. Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp. Maida – 2 tsp. Corn flour – 2 tsp. Fine Rawa – 1 tbsp. Coriander Powder – 1 tsp….

Puli Koddel

Basically “Puli Koddel”is Udupi Brahmins Curry,but we South Kanara konkanis also prepare this in our festival feast.  Ingredients : Ash Gourd ( Winter Melon ) – 500 gms. Grated coconut – 3 tbsp. Red Chillies – 8. Coriander seeds – 3 tsp. Urad dhal – 2 tsp. Bengal gram (chana) dhal – 2 tsp. Black sesame seeds…

Kulitha ( Horse Gram ) Saaru Ani Upakari

Konkanis use Kulithu frequently in cooking. Saarupakari, sannan (idli),Kulitha chutney and Koddel etc,are the preparations. Sarupakari is very common in our diet, we prepare saarupkari from kali thori,green gram,chowli etc. Saarupakaris are simple to prepare and healthy too.The saaru is soup like consistency, the water from cooked horse gram.                …

Baby Corn Fritter

Ingredients  Baby corns -16 Cumin seeds (jeera) powder -2 tsp Black salt (sanchal) – 1/2 tsp. Buttermilk – 1 cup. Plain flour (maida) – 1/4 cup.  Cornflour – 1/2 cup. Salt to taste Oil for deep-frying For serving chilli sauce Method : Make a marinade by mixing together 1 tsp cumin seed powder, rock salt,…

Baby Corn Bell Pepper Fry

Ingredients:  Baby corn – 250 gms  (cut in to 1”pieces). Onions -2 ( chopped).  Spring onions – 6 – 7. Garlic -1 tbsp ( Chopped finely almost paste ). Ginger – 1 tbsp ( chopped finely ). Soya sauce – 1 tbsp.  Vinegar – 1 tsp Tomato sauce -11/2 tsp. Green bell pepper -1 big ( cut in to thin…

Dude (Pumpkin ) Appo (Paniyaram )

Ingredients :  Raw Rice – 1 cup. Grated coconut – 1 cup. Beaten Rice ( powa ) – 1/2 cup.  Grated pumpkin – 2 cup. Jaggery ( grated ) – 1 cup. Salt – little. Ghee for frying. Method :  Soak rice in water for an hour. Grind rice with grated coconut to a smooth…

Bang Bale Kele Kachri ( Plantain Chips )

Ingredients: Plantain ( Bang bale Kele ) Raw. Salt Oil for deep frying. Masala for sprinkle : Red chilli powder. Asfoetida. Variation Kala namak powder.( Himalayan Black Salt ) Black Pepper powder. Method : Peel off the skin of the plantain. Heat oil,slowly slice the plantain using chips slicer or mandolin slicer directly into hot oil….

Dave Umman ( Guna )

This is a Kochi konkani recipe. Tellicherry side konkanis call it Guna . Ingredients : Coconut – 1 Ash gourd (Winter melon ) – 250 gms. Potato – 1. Colocasia/taro root( alva mande ) – 8 – 10. Long beans ( Chowli Pods )  – 5 -8. Bitter gourd – small piece. Bimbul ( bilimbi…

Kele Muddo

Ingredients: Ripe Banana -2.( Cavendish Banana ) Raw rice – 1 cup. Grated coconut  – 1 cup. Jaggery – 1/2 cup (grated ). Salt – apinch Method : Soak rice for  half an hour. Grind rice with grated coconut in to rawa consistency. Add grated jaggery,salt and mashed banana. Spread this batter in greased banana leaves ….

Pavakka ( Bitter Gourd ) Poriyal

Ingredients : Bitter gourd – 1. Onions -2 (medium size ). Grated coconut – 1 tbsp. Salt to taste. Chilli powder -2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp. Mustard – 1/2 tsp.  oil –  1 tbsp Method : Cut bitter gourd in to thin slice. Slice onion also. Heat oil in kadai add mustard seeds…