Cumin Scented Chicken

  Ingredients:- 700 g Boneless chicken thighs or breasts (cut into 2″ pieces) Juice of 1 Lime 1 tsp Salt or to taste 3 Tbsp oil 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 1 Inch piece Cinnamon stick 5 green Cardamom pods (bruised in the palm of hand) (choti Elaichi) 4 cloves (lavang) 1 large onion (about…

Kuvale ( Ash gourd ) Sasam

This dish is Prepared in temple festival and specially on Margashira Shasti day ,every Konkani household prepare this. Ingredients: Kuvale ( Winter gourd ) – 1/2 kg. Grated coconut – 2 cups. Red chillies (Roasted ) – 3. Tamarind – a pea size. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp. Salt to taste. Jaggery – a pea size. For seasoning :…

Idiyan Chakka Thoran ( Tender Jack fruit Stir fry )

Ingredients – Tender jack fruit -a small. Grated coconut – 2 cups. Green chillies – 4 – 5. Chilli powder – 1 tsp.  Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp. Garlic – 4 – 5 flakes. Salt to taste. For seasoning :   Coconut oil – 2 tsp. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp’ Urad dal – 1 tsp….

PULI INJI ( Sweet & Sour Ginger Curry )

Ingredients: Ginger – 100 gms. Shallots – 15-20. Green chillies – 5 – 6. Chilli powder – 1 tsp. Tamarind – a big lemon size. Jaggery – add as per taste. Raw rice – 2 tsp. Black sesame seeds – 2 tsp.  Salt to taste Oil – 1 –  1 1/2  tbsp. Mustard seeds –…

Massinga Pholla Sanna Polo ( Moringa Flower Dosa )

Moringa Flowers Ingredients : Raw rice – 1/2 cup. Moringa Flowers – 1 cup. Grated coconut – 1 tbsp.  Red chillies – 5 – 7. Onion  – 1 big. Bimbul – 2  Or  Tamarind a little. salt to taste.  Oil for frying. Method : Soak raw rice in water for  half an hour. Wash and…

Nendra Bale Hannina Gole

 Ingredients : Ripe Plantain/banana ( Nendra ) – 2. Grated coconut – 2 tbsp. Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp ( chopped ). Green chilli  – 1- 2. Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp. Black pepper – 6 – 8 pods. Jaggery -a lemon size. Salt to taste. For Seasoning : Oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves. Method :…

Pumpkin Pachadi

Ingredients :  Pumpkin pieces – 2 cups ( cut into small cubes ). Tamarind – One gooseberry size. Jaggery –  2 tbsp. Sambar Powder – 1 tsp. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp. Salt to taste. For seasoning : Green chillies – 1-2. Red chilli – 1 ( Optional ). Oil – 1 tsp. Urad dhal…

Pineapple Pachadi

Traditional side dish of keralas Onam Sadya. Ingredients : Pineapple – 1. Ripe Banana ( Nendra ) – 1. Black Grapes – 10. Chilli powder – 3/4 tsp. turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp. Salt to taste. Jaggery  -1/4 cup ( grated ). Curd – 1/2 cup. For grinding : Grated coconut – 1 cup. Cumin…

Kadge (Tender jack ) chakko

Ingredients :  Tender Jack ( Raw Jack )  -1/2 kg. Coconut – 1/2. Red chillies – 6 – 8. Urad  dhal – 2 tsp. Coriander seeds -1 tsp. Tamarind – a pebble size. Salt to taste. For seasoning :  Oil – 1 tbsp. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp. Curry leaves – few. Method : Remove…

Chane Ghashi

Ingredients : Bengal gram – 1 cup. Malbar yam ( Surnu in Konkani )100 gms . Coconut – 1. Red chillies – 7 – 8 ( fried in little oil ). Tamarind – a pebble size. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp. Salt to taste. For Seasoning : Oil – 2 tsp. Mustard – 1 /2…