Category: Konkani Breakfasts
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Phova chutney
Phova chutney is a traditional amchi dish prepared from thin poha. As there is no cooking involved in the whole process its quite easy and can be prepared in a jiffy.. Ingredients Thin white poha – about 4 cups Grated coconut – 2 and half cups Coriander seeds- 1 table…
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Dosa with urad and rice
Dosa – a thin crispy golden pancake is a south Indian food served for breakfast or dinner.Though they are typically a part of south-Indian food – now it is very popular all over India and…
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Ponsa polo / Jackfruit dosa
In our Konkani community jack-fruit is used in many number of dishes..both raw and ripe.I think there is hardly anyone who dislikes jack-fruit or the delicacies made from it. You can find many number of recipes in our archive using jack-fruit including its seeds…
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Gonva Pittache Aalavnu Rotti
Gonva Pittachi Aalavnu Rotti (wheat flour roti using boiling water) ,This is an almost forgotten recipe which I learnt from my dear mom in law. It…
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Batato Phovu (version 2)
Batato poha (potato, beaten rice) is a super quick recipe to make either for breakfast or as a evening snack.Especially when you are expecting guests,this is easy and delicious to whip up along with coffee…
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Udid Moogadali Polo
Udid Moogadali polo is the unique combination of urad dal and split moong dal. This is a very healthy dosa. Normally this dosa doesn’t require fermentation,But I love to make the dosa after the batter is fermented.We…
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Shijjayile Nendrabazhe kele (steamed nendra banana)
Nendra banana is a variety of banana which is bigger in size than the other varieties of regular banana. They are known as nendrabale kele in konkani. We…
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Batani Usli
Usli is a simple stir fry using any pulse or dal.It is usually prepared as “Naivedyam” item during festivals like Janmashtami ,Ram Navami and Navarathri or during special poojas in temples and then distributed…
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Mudo
Mangalore & Udupi is famous forthis typical amchi breakfast – Mudo along with shallots sambhar. Mudo is a hollow, cylindrical mould woven with a special kind of pine leaves – the screwpine / pandan leaves .The leaves are first withered and then woven ..a…
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Poori – Bhaji
Puri or poori is a deep fried bread basically using wheat flour .Again there are many versions of this dish depending upon the region and the cuisine all over India where the flour and the recipe…
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Ukdo Tandlachi Undi
There are other Undi recipes in this blog . This undi made with Ukdo / parboiled rice is my mother’s recipe . A very tasty breakfast is ready with only a little effort – So let us check the recipe ! Ingredients :- 2 cups…
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Ukda Tandula Muddo
Ukda Tandula Muddo is an almost forgotten konkani breakfast dish . It is very healthy and filling. You can make two varieties – one a sweet and the…
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Varai phanna (little millet upma)
Varai/Samo is a millet used like rice in vegetarian,vegan and gluten free dishes. It is a healthy grain that should be added to our diet, as it offers many benefits.It is high in source of…
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Chapathi
Chapathi is a flat bread which is also known as roti.It is made of whole wheat flour commonly known as Atta. It is one of the staple food of India,and we GSBians also include…
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Vastad Roti
Vastad Roti is a Mangalorean dish which is little sweet with mild banana flavour. It is thick but very soft in texture,normally prepared for breakfast.This is a healthier version of well known Mangalore buns.The dough is the same of buns but instead…
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Methi Dosa
Methi dosa is a very traditional GSB recipe . The dosa flavoured by methi seeds /fenugreek is very healthy too Ingredients :- Raw rice – 2 cups Grated coconut – 1 cup heaped Methi …
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Varai Idli
Varai is a tiny white round grain belonging to the millet family.It is called little millet/Samo rice in English and is an healthy alternative to rice.They do not belong to the rice family so it…
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Toushe Bhakri
Bhakris are thick varieties of dosa.They are usually spread out with hands on the tava unlike the normal dosas which are spread onto tavas using ladle.There are already few versions of bhakris in the…
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Badi Kanang / Kappya Polo (Tapioca Dosa)
Badi Kanang / Kappa is a staple food of Kerala. Keralaites make a variety of dishes using Tapioca. We, Amchis, too prepare lots of yummy dishes using Badi Kanang. This Badi Kananga / Kappya polo is one of my favourite Tapioca dishes.…
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Mangalore Buns ( with wheat flour )
Traditionally we make Mangalore buns using maida and sugar which are a big no-no these days for health conscious people.So I thought of this healthy version using wheat flour and jaggery.Except for the colour which is a little darker, this tastes as…
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Gobbar Bhakri
This is an old konkani traditional recipe . Despite its curious name this taste very yum! This recipe is by my dear FB friend Veena Nayak ! So lets see the recipe :- Ingredients :- Whole Black Urad – 1 fistful Whole Moong – 1 fistful Horsegram / Kulithu )…
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Udid ani Nanchane pitti polo (ferment method)
Udid is urad dal and Nanchane is Ragi (finger millet in English). Ragi is a whole grain rich in iron content and has beneficial nutrients. Ragi helps in weight loss and controlling…
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Ukde tandla Bhakri (with onions)
Bhakris are thick form of dosas made from rava or ground rice. Today I am sharing an very old and traditional form of bhakris made from red boiled rice. This is my late…
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Pejje Polo (Karkala version)
Pejje polo is a dosa variety which is offered to Lord Venkataraman (Balaji) in Karkala .This Konkani food is very famous in and around Karkala and needs to…
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Palya Thiksani Undi
Here is a very tasty & nutritious breakfast / evening snack of GSB’s based around Kochi – Kerala . Using all varieties of leaves – this is easy to make and healthy since it steamed .…
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Govaan Polo/Whole wheat Dosa (ground method)
Whole wheat is an important cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm and bran whereas refined grains retain only the endosperm. In the whole grain we get fibre, a healthy plant based protein, vitamins and…
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Surai Ukde polo
In the eagerness to try new and famous recipes we sometimes tend to forget the age old traditional-simple recipes which were done by our elders. Sharing one such dosa recipe today which is not very appealing to eyes but is…
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