Ingredients: Cucumber – 1 medium sized (Skinned, deseeded and chopped) Grated Coconut – 1/4 C Bedgi Red Chilli – 1 (pre-roasted in a little oil) Green Chilli – 1 Ginger – a small piece roughly chopped (probably 1/2″) Mustard seeds – 1 Tsp Tamarind pulp – a smidge (store bought pulp is a concentrate…
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Vatani chilka upkari ( Green Peapod stirfry )
We buy fresh peas in the pod , peel and use the peas for various recipes. What do we do with the peel??? we pay good money for it, we buy it by the weight and throw away the peel??? No No No No No…. Do not throw away anything that can be used… Guess…
Cheppi Kheeri (Turmeric leaf scented coconut rice porridge)
As I have mentioned in the previous post Turmeric leaves impart a strong sweet smell when cooked with and Cheppi kheeri is a dish that mainly relies on this flavor. Cheppi Kheeri is a traditional dish made to celebrate Naag Panchami and Gowrie thritiya (vaina pooja) the day before Ganesh chaturti. Cheppi Kheeri as…
Haldi Paan Patholi (Sweet rice dumplings steamed in turmeric leaves)
Haldi Paan or Turmeric leaves have a sweet strong smell which imparts a subtle flavor when used in cooking. Haldi Paan patholi is a traditional Konkani sweet dish made during Naag Panchami or Ganesh chaturthi celebrations. Today, Aug 19th 2015 being Naag Panchami, mom made Cheppi kheeri, Haldi Paan Patholi and Patrodo to celebrate….
Vainganache Bharlel sagle (stuffed baby Thai eggplant)
Bharlel sagle is a favorite dish of mine which goes very well with amchighel dalithoy and rice. This dish can be made with small baby eggplants (saan vaingan) or small gula. Small Varieties of eggplant or brinjal tend to be slightly bitter so we use a small piece of jaggery to mask it. Here…
Saal-Ambe Koddel (Brined Jackfruit- Brined Green Mango Curry)
Saal Ambe koddel is a traditional Mangalore Konkani dish made during the rainy season when the availability of fresh vegetables was low.
Banana Blueberry Smoothie
Summer is a time for cool yogurt based drinks or smoothies. These rich, thick smoothies, made with fruits fill you up and are also made as a grab and go breakfast. Have overripe bananas sitting in your fruit basket with no one giving it a second look??? Peel and freeze them to make yummy smoothies….
Shahi dum aloo
Ingredients:- 15-20 Baby Potatoes (peeled and boiled) 3-4 medium Onions 2 large tomatoes 4-5 pods garlic 1″ ginger 3-4 green chilies 2-3 Tbs yogurt/curds 2-3 pods cardamom 3-4 cloves 1″ cinnamon stick 1 tsp cumin seeds 1-2 tsp tomato paste(optional) 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1-2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder 1 tsp garam masala…
Phagila (kantola/ Spiny gourd) sukke and phodi (fritters)
Spiny Gourd or Kantola also known as Phagila in konkani is a vegetable used in most parts of north, north-east India. Phagila Phodi and sukke is a konkani delicacy. Phagil Ingredients for sukke:- 20-30 Phagil- quartered 1 small potato- peeled and cubed 2 Tbs urad (black gram) dal 8-10 dried red chilies (I…
Simple chicken curry for kori rotti
Kori rotti is a popular spicy coastal south Karnataka dish. It is a traditional tuluva (Tulu speaking people of south canara) dish made up of a thin gravy spicy chicken curry served over thin crisp rice wafers . Kori means chicken and rotti is the thin crisp rice wafers. I buy these thin crispy…
Mallya's Kitchen 