Category: Side Dishes

  • Moong & Methi Sukke

                        Sprouted Moong & Methi sprouts come together to form a most delicious & healthy sukke ! Its one of the most popular & traditional dish of the GSB’s in Kerala !This is made or all important occasions like weddings , functions…

  • Bharlel Karathe ( Stuffed bittergourds )

                      Bitter Gourds have been used in our cuisine very extensively in various forms from fries to curries to salads and all have been shared by myself and from my blogger friends in this blog.Today  I am sharing a very special recipe…

  • Tori ani kelya salli sukke

                                  Sukke is a dry masala curry made with coconut.Here is a wonderful sukke recipe with tori (dried pigeon pea) and kelya saalli (banana peel) combination which is prepared using a standard sukke masala.In this blog…

  • Kelya Phodi

                  Kelya Phodi is a deep fried fritter prepared with the  Nendra Banana variety.It is a very tasty and easy to prepare as a side dish or can be had as a evening snack.Phodis are very popular and common among GSB community.Unlike other phodi…

  • Kadgi phodi / Raw jackfruit deep fries (Instant version)

    Raw jackfruit is widely used In our cuisine for making curries,pickles and fritters.Recipes with raw jackfruit have been already shared by me and my blogger friends in this blog.Now as the jackfruits are again available I thought of sharing this instant version of making fritters or “phodis” as we call…

  • Baby Potatoes Phanna Upkari

    This is a simple but tasty dish using baby potatoes which will appeal to kids & elders too ! ..here is the way to make it !                                               …

  • Jeev Kadgi butthi

               Jeev kadgi is also known by the name Breadfruit.It is almost similar to Jackfruit but differs in taste.Me and my blogger friends have already shared many recipes in this blog.Today am sharing one more dish using this veggie.Do try this one too. Ingredients:- Small jeevkadgi/breadfruit…

  • Keerlu Thallale (Bamboo shoots fry)

                                            Keerlu/Bamboo shoots are available during the monsoon season.They are brined in most of the konkanis homes to use it the whole year. We prepare variety of delicacies with fresh and…

  • Phagil batate sukke

                                       I have already shared a few recipes of sukke in this blog and so do have my friends.Today I thought of sharing this sukke recipe as even though the basic gravy and method…

  • Kaali Thori Piyava Sukke

                                                       ” Kaali thori ” is  black pigeon peas- one of the favourite pulses of amchi cuisine. We prepare several varieties of curries from kaali thori…

  • Tingalavre pej upkari

    Tingalavre pej upkari

                                    Pulses form an important part in our cuisine. We use many different pulses to prepare various delicacies depending upon the availability in different regions. White Navy beans or Tingalavro as we call it in…

  • Piyava Butthi

                                                          Piyava butthi is a tasty side dish usually had with rice and dalitoy.  ” Bhutthi ” is  coriander based coconut masala with any…

  • Vaingana Bharath

    Vaingana Bharath

                                                 ” Bharath” !!!! sounds amusing ??? Even I used to wonder what the name  ” Bharath ” has to do with this curry with brinjal …But now I…

  • Bhenda-cauliflower Sukke

                                      The recipe I am sharing today is a traditional one from North Canara .The curry is actually called ‘Huggi'( pronounced as whoggi)  .Most of the curries from North Canara uses Teppal(check here for more…

  • Kananga Upkari/Sweetpotato stir fry

                       Sweet Potato is a humble root vegetable with lots of health benefits . Along with starch content it is also rich in carbohydrates,fibre and beta-carotene . In olden days sweet potato (kanang in Konkani) used to be charred and cooked in…

  • Alambe Sukke

    ALAMBE SUKKE ( mushroom and onion dry curry) Version – 2. I have already posted Version -1  already in this blog as Alambe bhutti. Ingredients  Mushrooms, chopped  – 1 and 1/2 cups. Onions, chopped –  1 cup, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp udid dal, 10  fried red chillies, 1…

  • Batata ,Tomato & Piyava Sukke

    This is a recipe of my dear mother-in -law ! An easy & tasty recipe with ingredients which will always be found at all homes !  Ingredients  2 potatoes, 2 onions, 2 tomatoes, 1/2 cup grated coconut 10 fried red chillies A pinch of tamarind , (as we have added tomatoes.) 1/4…

  • Gidigi / Kadgi Sukke( Kochi version )

                       Its  the season of jackfruits again ! Now we are getting small tender  Jack fruits  and time for us to prepare a favourite dish made in & around Kochi , Kerala  by us GSBs ! Ingredients :- Small tender jack fruit…

  • Ambuli Nonche (instant with green chillies)

                                           Pickles form an integral part of every meal.We too in our GSB community have varieties of pickles- some traditional which can be stored for years and some instant which lasts for…

  • Magge Kanthile

                            Magge means Mangalore cucumber/coloured cucumberKanthile in konkani means grated.Cucumber is  the ideal cooling summer food.They are extremely beneficial for overall health,especially during summer.Since it is mostly made of water and important nutrients that are essential for human body…

  • Pattal bhaji

                   Pattal bhaji is the most common and preferred accompaniment to puris (traditionally referred as rotti).Pattal meaning semi liquid i.e the curry or bhaji as we call, is not dry but in liquidy form and goes well with puris.It is easy and quick to…

  • Vaali ani Alvamande Sasam

                       Vaali/Malabar Spinach is one of the favorite leafy vegetable among Mangalore konkanis . Here both the leaves and its tender stem are used for this curry.I have shared more information about vaali in my Vaali Bikkand upkari post. Alvamande means taro…

  • Karathe-chane Sukke

                          Karathe aka bitter gourd is not a favourite veggie with many,but I love it.I have already posted many varieties in this blog like kismuri , Rosu , Karathe kholu  (pickle) , bhutti .Today am here with one more delicacy from North Canara using sichuan pepper(teppal in konkani)If…

  • Beans Sukke

                      Sukke means dry in konkani. Beans Sukke is a spicy dry sidedish normally served with rice in a konkani thali.This sukke is a combination of beans and onion combined with coconut and other spices.This sukke is slightly different from the other…

  • Karmbala Udid Methi

                 Here is one more recipe for lovers of tangy dishes !!easy & tasty ..this will leave you licking your fingers !! Ingredients :- Karambal  — 3 or 4 Grated coconut –  1/2 cup Roasted red chillies –  6 or as per taste Raw rice,…

  • Kadgi Phodi

                             Amchis  can cook so many varieties of dishes with Jack fruit ..So when elsewhere you see only ripe Jack fruits being eaten .. in an amchi home not a single  jack fruit is wasted ..raw or ripe a…

  • Poddale beeye bajo

                    Podale means snakegourd,Bee-(ye) means seed and Bajo means Fritters.Any type of fries are hot favourites of Konkanis.There are endless varieties of bajo’s,phodi’s and Ambado’s in Amchi Konkani cuisine.        Today I would like to share a variety of bajo which…