Tag: besan

  • Boondi Laddoo

    Boondi Laddoo

    Boondi undo – or Mothi Undo or Mithai undo as it’s called in various parts of Kerala & Karnataka by us Konkanis . The word itself brings up the vision of these sweet laddoos and making our mouth water . This undo plays an important part in our Konkani food…

  • Panka Koro

    Panka Koro

    Here is another traditional sweet of GSB’s. This is made similarly like Koro and then dipped in sugar syrup. These pics are courtesy my friend –Anasuya V Prabhu , so lets get into the details . Ingredients :- Chana dal flour / besan – One cup  Rice flour – half…

  • Donne Mirsange Khotto (stuffed capsicums)

                                                   Today  I am sharing one of my favourite dish using Capsicums. Though  I am not sure why this dish is named so but we can say this…

  • Cabbage Bhajja ( Cabbage Fritters )

                                  Rainy season means hot deep fried snacks with some hot cups of tea !what better if such snacks can be prepared in just a few minutes and to see them disappear in lesser time into…

  • Masala Bhimukk/Nelakadalo

                         Groundnuts being an important source of proteins ,minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. So for vegetarians including groundnuts in their daily diet is very essential , So groundnuts as a snack are welcomed by all –…

  • Pappada Vada

                                           Pappada Vada is a very famous evening snack among Kerala Konkanis which is prepared using Kerala Papads. This is very tasty and remains fresh  a long time – Of course, if…

  • Piyava Bajo

                                          We all love having fried items… specially when it is pouring outside…don’t we?.Rains and bajos ( pakodas) compliment each other well and the most popular among the pakodas is the one…

  • 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…

  • Koro

                        Koro is a very popular snack with the GSBs ,,,a crisp savoury snack ..this is made for all occasions – festive , functions , marriages & all ,,Since it quite easy to do , this is made in large amounts . When stored in air- tight…

  • Shevo/Sev … Diwali Snacks(dabbe khann)

                         Diwali is round the corner and am sure everyone is busy with cleaning and preparing the Diwali goodies. Though Diwali is festival of lights, its also associated with various dabbe Khann (snacks which can be stored) and each and every…

  • Phodis(deep fried fritters)..tea time snacks

                     Phodis are nothing but the deep fried fritters or bhajiyas which is always a favourite to go along with tea or coffee in the evenings.Though now everyone have become health conscious its still hard to resist when it comes to these phodis…

  • Besan Ladoo/Undo

                               Besan ladoo is something I generally make during the beautiful festival of lights. Without these delicious ladoos, my Diwali seems incomplete. Of course you needn’t wait up to Diwali to try making these. Can definitely be made…

  • Five star khadi (barfi)

                    This khadi gets its name because of the five main stars(ingredients) that go in making this barfi (or khadi as we usually say in konkani) The five main ingredients are Besan,grated coconut, milk, ghee and sugar. When such yummy ingredients come together,one doesnt…

  • Bondi pakkoda

                                           Banana flower Pakkoda ( Bondi pakkoda) We GSB’s are famous for preparing delicious dishes from whatever vegetables  we get … this pakkoda or ambado is such a superb recipe which I learnt…

  • Basann oondo

    If we say Godsaniche . the first item that we will remember is the Bassann Oondo / besan onndo .this is especially prepared during our important festivals like Deepavali ,, Samsarpadavo(New year) & weddings . When the temple aarattu is nearing , this will be made & stocked to serve the many guests…

  • Sagli Masoori Randai

                  Sagli Masoori (Whole Red Lentil)- Randai – Coconut based gravy   This recipe is the one I learnt from my MIL.. Being brought up in Bombay, I was not keen on these coconut based curries.. being surrounded with gujjus, marathis, punjabis. We as kids were more interested in their…

  • 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…