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Category: Upkaris

  • Podale Sukke

                         Podalle (Snake Gourd ) Sukke              Ingredients;- Snake guard (podale) – 1 small Shallots – 1/2 cup  Green chilly – 2 nos Grated coconut – 2 tbspoon.    Salt to taste     Method :- Fine…

  • Thazuthama bajji upkari

         Thazuthama /  Hogweed used to be found  growing wild in every backyard in kerala . Now due to urbanisation this is hardly to be seen . Those days this used to be collected regularly & a tasty dish made from this  becuse of it incredible medicinal properties as  it an…

  • Alsande Upkari with peanuts

                        Upkari is simple stir fry which is common in any konkani household during lunch or dinner as side dish. It is simple , easy and quick to prepare .This can also be very healthy way of making the family members eat different  variety of vegetables. Usually in Upkaris a…

  • Bondi Sukke

    Bondi Sukke

    One of the traditional dishes of Konkanis is the Bondi ( Banana Flower) sukke ! Nowadays many don’t do this citing lack of time and even because they do not know how to proceed with this ! Here is a step by step procedure to make it ! A little…

  • Kaarathe Sukke

    Though many don’t like bitter gourd  GSB’s have  used it to make the most delicious dishes that can make anyone who tastes it into a  fan of karate !! . Here is one such simple dish which will leave you asking for more !  Ingredients:-  Bitter gourds – 3 small…

  • Beans Batato Upkari

    This is a very commonly made & a favourite  upkari of Konkanis  Ingredients 250 gms French Beans or pharasbi  1 large sized potato, peeled and cut into small cubes  1/2 tsp Mustard seeds  1/2 tsp Urad dal  1 Green chilly slit vertically   Few Curry leaves 2 tbsp Grated coconut  Coconut oil preferably…

  • Chonya usli/upkari

                    Amchis use  chono to make a variety of dishes -one such dish is usli.  Usually black chono usli  is  made during auspicious days where one is forbidden to have any rice based items.  This usli reminds me of Navrathri Ashtami days when my mom used to invite ladies and…

  • Gabbya Upkari

                                               Banana Plants used to be  grown in most konkani households not just for the banana they yielded but also for the bondi ( flower )  & the inner core…

  • Boothal & Chari sukke

    Boothal & Chari sukke

                                 GSB s  are very ingenious at making very tasty dishes even from items which are usually considered waste ! If a GSB gets a jack fruit only the thorns are discarded. each & every part is used to…

  • Doodhi ani kobba Upkari

    Doodhi ani kobba Upkari (pumpkin with sugar cane stir fry) Doodhi ani kobba Upkari  Ingredients:-  Pumpkin –  ½ kg cut into cubes  Sugar cane – ½ cup cut in to 1” long pieces  Green chilly  –  3 to 4  Grated coconut  – 2 tbsp.  Grated jaggery  – 2tbsp.  Hing  -a…

  • Salla Upkari

                       Salla Upkari is a well known and tasty dish in GSB houses of Mangalore. Jack fruit is seasonal and they preserve its bulbs  to use in the rainy season..  “Sal” is a cleaned, seed removed matured raw jack fruit bulb preserved…

  • Bondi Sukke

                Bondi/ Banana Flower Sukke is relished by every GSB. Delicacies like sukke, sassam,cutlet are made with this.I learnt this recipe from my Mother in Law. It is a little different from the traditional recipe. Ingredients: Bondi -1  Whole moong -1 handful and soaked for an…

  • Thumbya Upkari

                       Thumbe leaves do have enormous Medical benefits. You can search in the web to know about this here .  If you seriously know its medical benefits you may start to eat the raw leaves itself even though it has a bitter…

  • Bhenda Phanna Upkari

              This is a spicy yummy recipe and even the non-vegetarian GSB’s are interested to cook the sea food with this recipe with some alterations. Ingredients Bhend (lady’s finger) – 10 Chopped Onion –  1 big Grated Coconut –  2 tbsp. Red Chilly Powder  –  2…

  • Spicy garlic Potato

                    Spicy garlic Potato ( Local Name  “Lassalo Batato” ) is a heavenly tasty dish usually prepared in and around Mangalore, preferably using baby potatoes. If baby potatoes are not available you can also use regular potato. It is prepared with few ingredients…

  • Karathe Bhutti/Puddi sagle

    Karathe (bitter gourd) Bhutti/Puddi sagle is a lip smacking coconut based dish especially for bitter gourd fans. Adds zing to even the plainest of amchi meals. Ingredients :- 4 med sized bittergourds 4 med sized onions chopped 3tsp coriander seeds 1.5 cups of grated coconut 1tsp fenugreek/methi seeds 12 roasted…

  • Papaya ChundePhal Upkari

    This recipe is by – Asha Radhakrishna Shenoy  who is from Mangalore – this is one of the pure Kochi recipes that she learnt from me and loved it so much that it so regular at her home !. This upkari  makes for an unusual combination of Papaya & turkey berry…

  • Methiye Sukke

                        Methiye Sukke is a very traditional  dish of Kerala GSB community. This is made from methi seeds sprouts – a tasty & healthy side -dish .This is especially made as a special dish & on festive occasions. Ingredients:- Methi /…