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  • Bimbla Chutney

                       Bimbul is a light green sour fruit which is commonly found in backyards of houses in North Kerala and coastal Karnataka.They are known as Tree Sorrel in English,Irumban puli in Malayalam.They are widely used to make chutney,Pickle and are used in…

  • Cabbage Sukke

                                                      Cabbage is a vegetable most children do not make a fuss about and is accepted without much ado by most children .So here is a…

  • Anvasa Sassam ( Version – 2 )

                              For the GSBs living around Kochi Kerala – Anvasa Sassam ( Pineapple Raita ) is a special side dish  mainly served for wedding , festival days and other auspicious occasions .When mangoes and grapes are added it becomes…

  • Ukdo Tandlachi Undi

              There are other Undi recipes in this blog . This undi  made with Ukdo / parboiled rice is my mother’s recipe . A very tasty breakfast is ready with only a little effort – So let us check the recipe ! Ingredients :- 2 cups…

  • Pumpkin leaves Pathravodo

                             All GSB’s are bound by their common favourite and signature dish of the community – the Pathravodo ! You can find the recipe for the most famous one made with Tera or  Arvi leaves here , For those…

  • Karibeva Tambali

                            Tambali is a coconut based cold curry made specially in summers. It is very healthy too as it is prepared using either various herbs or some mild spices sometimes with curds too which provides a cooling effect to…

  • Ghari ani Umbari (shraddha Preparation)

                           Ghari and Umbari both are deep fried fritters prepared especially on shraddha/Death Annniversary or known as Varshik in konkani.                         Ghari is a savoury version prepared with urad…

  • Ponsa Elchikerri (version 2)

                                Ponsa Elchikerri is seasonal curry prepared with half ripe jackfruit,its seed and rind.There are various elichikerri recipe updated in this blog,which can be referred in konkani curry’s section.Here is my version which I learnt from my…

  • Ukda Tandula Muddo

                                                Ukda Tandula Muddo is an almost forgotten konkani breakfast dish . It is  very healthy and filling. You can make two varieties – one a sweet and the…

  • Gova kona Godd Sannan ( Broken Wheat steamed cake )

                   Anything made from broken wheat becomes very tasty ..So a sweet dish from broken wheat is simply amazing..Today I am posting a very tasty and healthy sweet from broken wheat . Ingredients :- Broken wheat  –  2 cups Grated coconut   – one and…

  • Bhajji Ambat with urida(udida) vodis

                     You can find many ambat recipes in this blog documented by me and my co-blogger friends. Most of the ambat recipes are with onion seasoning though there are times when mustard – curry leaves is also used to season the curry !…

  • Mulangi bhutti

                                  Mulangi / Radish is a vegetable that is avoided more than being eaten but my amma used to prepare various dishes using this veggie knowing its health benefits. I have already posted Ambat and Tava fries and today sharing…

  • Udida Ghari Sasam

    Udida ghari is a very tasty snack .It’s a typical Cochin GSB’s tea time snack and also made for some religious  functions too. You can find the recipe for it here . You can also make this very tasty Sassam with the remaining gharis . This recipe is by Jayashri…

  • Bhenda chakko

                                      We have already learnt a chakko recipe in this blog prepared with Kadgi (Raw Jackfruit) which is a seasonal veggie.Similarly we can prepare chakko with Lady’s finger (bhenda) too.This is a side dish…

  • Charmbura usli

               Charmburo means puffed rice. Charmbura usli is a snack like phova chutney.Here charmburo is soaked in water for 5 minutes and later added to a spicy seasoning.This is a easy and tasty recipe to serve an unexpected guest or as a change during evenings as…

  • Gosale sheere chutney (version 2)

              Ghosale means Ridge gourd and shir means its peel.This is a healthy and lipsmacking chutney.It is high in dietary fibre.We G.S.B konkani’s serve this chutney as a side dish with rice or with porridge. There is another version of the same chutney in this blog…

  • Hinga Kadi

                     Kadi is usually used as an accompaniment to rice though a few of them can be used as drinks too.I and my Blogger friends have already shared many versions of kadi in this blog which can be found in the ” Archives…

  • Bhajjilo Charmburo

                                          This is one of our traditional breakfasts which is almost forgotten !Thanks to my dear friend Jayanthi Kamath for providing the recipe & the pic ! this is a very simple & tasty…

  • Methiye Pejj

                                 Methiye Pejj is a very traditional dish made especially during the monsoon seasons and especially in Kerala – in the Hindu calendar month of Karkidakam ( July-August ) and also  to increase lactation for women post…

  • Govva pitto kalleylolo

                                This is a nearly forgotten sweet preparation from  roasted whole wheat. This recipe is courtesy my FB friend Shobha Kumar . As it is from whole wheat – this is very nutritious & a healthy snack .Also since this…

  • Muruge Pitto (sweet Ragi powder )& Ragi Ladoo

                       Muruge Pitto (sweet Ragi powder )& Ragi Ladoo   are some of  the very old , simple and healthy dishes our GSB ancestors used to make. Life was simple then and  people were healthy because of such dishes . Let us adapt…

  • Masingha phool ani batato galnu upkari

                             Masingha phool means drumstick flowers.Upkari is stir-fry.Stir- fries are healthy,quick and easy to prepare.By this time you would have gone through plenty of stir- fry recipes in this blog.Those days potatoes were available in plenty,hence to increase the…

  • Alambe buthi (version 2)

                               Alambe in konkani is wild thunder mushrooms that can be seen in the coastal part of north Kerala, Karnataka and Goa.These mushrooms can be seen only during the onset of monsoon with thunder and lightning.    …

  • Shimpiyan Kheeri

    Shimpiyan Kheeri

                                 Shimpian Kheeri is a very traditional & almost forgotten Payasu , It’s almost similar to Polyan Kheeri which is also included in this blog !Little blobs of rice dough cooked in sweet coconut milk give an…

  • Bimbla Gojju varieties

                                                                                Bimbul or Birmi Karmbal has many fans in the GSB Community !There…

  • 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…

  • Jeevkadgi Gashi ( Mangalore Version )

                      Jeevkadgi means Bread fruit in English.Ghasi is a coconut based curry normally had as a side dish with rice.You can always find atleast one coconut based dishes in konkani platter.From this blog you can learn variety of gashi’s with vegetables alone…