Category: Upkaris
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Agasthya Phulla Bhutthi
Agasthya flowers, scientifically called as Sesbania grandiflora are loved by Konkani people as we prepare lovely dishes out of them. Most common one is simple stir fry or upkari adding lots of coconut. They are considered to be very healthy as they are used for treatment of night blindness, headache,…
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Moong & Kelya saali sukke
Green gram / moong and the skin of Kerala Banana / nenderbale are used to make this delicious sukke !No doubts about the health quotient of this dish ! Ingredients :- Method :- A very tasty and healthy side dish is ready to be served .
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Mixed Veg Upkari
When a lot of different types of veggies are added in an upkari – it gives an all together different mouth watering taste combining all the flavours . Here is one such upkari contributed by my dear friend Chitra Suresh . 4 types of veggies and Cashewnuts together give an…
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Vallasangha/Vysambal Upkari/Broad beans stirfry
Vallasangh/Vaishambal is known as Indian broad beans in English ,Avarakkai/Avarekkai in Tamil and Kannada. Here I share with you all a very simple stir-fry which is called as upkari in konkani. It goes well as an accompaniment with rice along with rasam or dal. Ingredients:- Method:- 2. Thinly slice the…
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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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Piyava upkari
Piyava upkari or onion upkari used to be and still is – our most favourite upkari or stir fry when we were running short of veggies. Its simple yet the tastiest one.The aroma itself is sufficient enough to enjoy your meal. Ingredients Onion – 3 large Red chillies – 6…
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Tendle-Bibbe Upkari
Tendle bibbe upkari is Ivygourd stirfry using fresh tender cashewnuts which are available during the time of our New Year …Sansaar Padvo Or Ugadi. This dish is a must on Ugadi and is much loved by everyone.The tender cashewnuts are seasonal and are not available throughout the year…so we make…
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Pendaro Talasani
Pendaro talasani is stir fry with garlic flavour and red chillies.We have already given the details of this vegetable,in the upkari and Phodi post. Today I’m sharing the talasani post with you all. Ingredients:- Pendaro – 3-4 nos…
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Tendule Palya / Ivy gourd leaves Sukkhe
Ivy gourd or Tendule has a lot of health benefits – it is rich in fibre, B vitamins, and iron and may help relieve occasional constipation and normalize blood sugar, Its leaves are equally good and are used as a poult ,Its juices are used to treat wounds , control…
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Chinnikannaga /Sweet Potato Upkari
Our GSB cuisine contains some of the healthiest recipes including some healthy ingredients , Its full of fibre & loaded with nutrients and a good antioxidant too ! So no wonder that the healthy Sweet Potato is one…
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Alsande usli / upkari
Alsande / Alsando or chawli is a popular pulse amongst us Konkanis..we prepare a whole lot of dishes using these. Me and my co-blogger friends have already shared many recipes using this pulse.Today I am…
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Kele Upkari
This is a simple stir fry prepared with raw banana.It can be prepared with ingredients readily available in the pantry. We normally include ripe bananas in…
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Kele Sukke
Today I am sharing one more recipe of sukke using raw bananas.There are many recipes of sukke in the blog which can be found under the title Side dishes 1 and side dishes 2 in the Archives. Sukke is…
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Kaarate Upkari
Nobody can deny the wonderful & numerous benefits of bitter gourd ! It helps in control of diabetes & weight loss ,It is an extremely…
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Chevli / Alsande/ Cowpea Sukke
Alsande / chevli as Cowpea is called in Konkani is a very popular legume in Konkani cuisine , Various dishes are made of this – recipes of which are available in this blog . This flavourful…
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Chidmidikki pallo sukke
Chidmidikki or Kaaki phal as it is most commonly called in Konkani is a herb which grows luxuriantly in our backyards – especially after the monsoons you can see them covered…
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Keerla Sukke
One of my hubby’s favourite veggie is Keerlu / Bamboo Shoots .I have already posted Keerla Upkari in this blog here . Here is another of his favourite – Keerla Sukke . I made this with salted /brined…
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Bhenda Upkari
We have already documented various upkari recipes in this blog..today sharing one more simple upkari i.e stir fry using bhenda i.e lady’s finger. Upkari is used as a side dish and is very easy and quick to…
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Pendaro Upkari
Pendaro is a wild vegetable which is mostly found in coastal forests of Karnataka.. it is a well known seasonal vegetable which is only found when its almost end of the monsoon season and when the winter begins.. that’s when you…
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Konnache Upkari (Kachil)
Purple yam is mentioned as Kon by mangalorean Konkanis and Kachil by in and Kochi side konkanis. It is a tuberous root vegetable,with uneven shape.They are usually in vivid violet to bright lavender colour and also…
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Magge Upkari
Magge or Mangalore cucumber is a favourite veg of amchies .We use them in different dishes . I would like to share a very simple version of magge upkari prepared by my bappamma (grand mother ) .A simple…
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Chonya Upkari ( Kochi Version )
The mention of Chonya upkari to any GSB in Kerala brings up mouth watering memories of receiving hot chonya upkari in the palm during the “Olag” prasad distribution in our GSB temples ! How much ever we try to replicate it in our homes…
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Surna Upkari
Sharing one more Upkari (stirfry) using Elephant yam aka surnu.You can find varieties of Upkaris in the archive using various vegetables.Some are used in combos while some as such.Today…
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Keerlu & Bikkand Upkari
Come monsoons and a very tasty delicacy is made in many GSB homes using a monsoonal vegetable – and that is the Keerlu or Bamboo shoot .Amchi GSBs make a variety of dishes with it and you can find…
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Dhuddhini Palya Upkari
We GSB’s are known to use every available leaf into a delectable dish ! An exhaustive list of edible leaves fill our konkani cuisine ! Its said that in those days when everyone had lots of open spaces around the house , a family…
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Cabbage Upkari
Upkari’s are simple stir fry curries which we mainly prepare as side dish.You can find a whole range of upkari’s in the blog under the title Upkari .Today sharing yet another simple one using Cabbage.The cabbage upkari is one…
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Galgali Upkari
“Galgali ” – sounds amusing right ? It just means very mild and subtle . Galgali upkari is a sort of watery dish made with a mixture of veggies usually ash gourd, pumpkin and potato. The hing flavour brings a lovely taste to it and…
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