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Category: Snacks

  • Ghosale Frys

    Ghosale Frys – Crisp and spicy ridge gourd frys Ingredients: Ghosale-1full (make sure to get very tender and green ones) Salt-To taste Hing powder-1/4 tsp Chilli powder-1/2 tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Rice powder for coating the ghosale pieces-1/2 cup Oil- For frying Method: Wash the full ghosale and peel out…

  • Moong Dal usli

    Ingredients 1.    Moong dal                 —  1 cup 2.    Green chilly               —  2 to 3 3.    Ginger                        —   small piece 4.    Mustard seeds         —   ½ tsp 5.    Hing                            —   a pinch 6.    Salt to taste 7.    Sugar                          —  ¼  tsp 8.    Grated coconut        —  ¼ cup 9.    Oil                               —   2 tsp…

  • Batate Phovu

                                         Batat Phovu is a simple and easy dish to prepare … good for lazy morning breakfasts or as an evening snack .Do try and enjoy. Ingredients: 1 cup thick poha(beaten rice) 2…

  • Banana chips/Nendran chips or Kelya Kachri

                                               Banana Chips… These words take me back to freshly made banana chips from City Bakery , Harish Bakery, Ayodya or Taj Mahal of Mangalore.. If made in coconut oil they have a short shelf life and needs to be consumed fresh so as to avoid the rancid taste and…

  • Matti Gulla Phodi

                                  Matti Gulla is one of my favourite  Mangalorean Vegetable.. Its distinct flavour and taste has won the heart of amchis.  Gulla Phodi is in demand during the months of Feb until June. Weddings, parties, hotels…

  • Batate Ambado

                                  Deep fried snacks are often called unhealthy but we can indulge ourselves once in a while.Cant we? Batate ambado can be called as an Amchi version of the famous batata vada  .Though a bit time…

  • Gabbya Ghari

    Gabya ghari is a tea time snack and is very simple to prepare – so here is the recipe :  Ingredients Soaked ( for 1 hour) tur dal…. ½ cup Soaked ( for 1 hour)  raw rice….1 cup Red Chillies – 10 Chopped gabbo (banana stem) .. ½  Cup Hing …

  • Kodbalo

                       Kodbalo is a Konkani deep fried snack which can be stored for days together.Usually made on Deepavali when such Dabba khann are made days before and stored to enjoy and share it among friends and relatives.I learnt this from amma and…

  • Goro Thollolo

                                  Jackfruit trees used to be aplenty in those times . so during season ..the women of the house would collect the mature jackfruits , tender ones & the ripe ones & use them in so…

  • Ragi Dates Bhakris

    Ragi Dates Bhakris  (roasted on banana leaves)          Bhakris are the thick dosas usually roasted on a hot tawa by using hands only (without using any ladle) . Ragi dates bhakri is a sweet variety of this. The dates and the jaggery added to it gives a…

  • Harshale

                       Harshale is one of the traditional desserts of GSB community. A dessert usually prepared on the  Tulsi Pooja.. I always loved it ,easy to prepare and tasty to relish and can be served as a healthy evening snack for kids too. …

  • Godd Rontas

                        Rontas is a konkani  delicacy made  as a special breakfast .It is usually had with Dalithoy.  Godd Rontas is a sweet version of it & was  had as an evening snack ..this is an almost forgotten dish . try this…

  • Mangalore buns

                            Buns is a famous snack in south and North canara of Karnataka.This can be had for breakfasts or as an evening snack. Great for carrying while travelling as it does not spoil for 2-3 days and also can…

  • Dhuddhiya Kadamb

    This  very amchi dish uses ripe yellow pumpkin . Using rice & jaggery – it’s steam cooked into a very tasty & healthy dish .This  can be served as a dessert or evening snack . Recipe for this aromatic dish is as follows Ingredients-  Raw rice – 2 cups Pumpkin…