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  • Varn ( Dal and coconut based thoy)

                           Varn is an authentic konkani dish like dali thoy.This is prepared with moong dal and coconut with an awesome flavour of jeera.                      In mangalore varn is an important dish…

  • Kadgi Uppat ( Raw Jackfruit Curry )

    This is a very old traditional GSB  recipe.This is a nearly forgotten amchi dish ! Lets see the recipe for this simple , seasonal delicacy. Ingredients :-  Kadgi cut & cubed  – about 15 medium sized pieces Grated coconut – 1 cup Roasted red chillies – 5-6 no. Tamarind –…

  • Kelya Harshale (dry version)

                      Harshale is a a traditional dessert of Konkanis. Normally it is prepared with coconut milk. There are various combinations of harshale prepared with either poha, tender coconut, coconut milk and also with musk melon/ Chibbad.            …

  • Nivole (ajwain kadi)

               Nivole is a kadi prepared from Vonvon. Vonvon means Carom seeds in English, Ajwain in Hindi,Omam in Tamil  , Oma in kannada, Ayamodakam in Malayalam. It is one of those rare spices that fulfill the twin purpose of adding flavour and being good for health. Carom…

  • Bhajji Bendi ( red Amaranth curry )

                                        ” Bhajji ” or red spinach is one of the very nutritious leafy vegetables. . Amchi cuisine has various recipes on the red amaranth and bhajji bendi is one such curry usually served with rice…

  • Soyye Khadi(coconut barfi)

                           We GSb’s use lots of coconut in our cooking !! So it’s  no surprise that we prepare  burfis with the same. This is a  very simple recipe which uses minimum ingredients but is great on taste due to the…

  • Ukde tandla Bhakri (with onions)

                                       Bhakris are thick form of dosas made from rava or ground rice. Today I am sharing an very old and traditional form of bhakris made from red boiled rice. This is my late…

  • Huggi

                           Huggi means Pongal/khara pongal/kichdi.It is made with rice, moongdal,pepper and jeera.The flavour of ghee along with the pepper and jeera gives an excellent taste to this dish. Moongdal or Yellowgram is a very good digestive food.It is free from…

  • Hindori with par boiled rice

                                  Hindori is a traditional sweet among Mangalore GSB community.They are made with rice or rice is replaced with poha or wheat flour.Today I am sharing my version with rice flour,jaggery and coconut in it.I learnt…

  • Phova Upma ( Version -2 )

                  Phova Upma / usli  is an easy , quick to make  and a filling breakfast dish ! This is usually made by Kochi side GSBs . Here is how to make it !  Ingredients :- Phovu / poha – 250 gms  Grated coconut…

  • Batate Bharta

                            Bharta is a side dish which is usually made from brinjals in North popularly known as “Baingan ka Bhartha” .We too have our own version of Bharthas made from brinjals and potatoes too.My friend cum co-blogger Priya  R.Shenoy…

  • Kirlaile Kulitha Ambat

                      Kirlayil kulitha ambat means sprouted horse gram curry.This is a very healthy and protein rich curry as we use the sprouted horse gram.As we all know that horse gram is food of horse so consuming this keeps us fit as a…

  • Cheppe Bhajji

                                        Cheppe Bhajji upkari is a dry stir fry with 5 mixed green leafy vegetable and coconut which is cooked without salt.This upkari is a must and specially done only on Vayana/Gouri pooja…

  • Venti Gashi (Version – 2)

                                Venti means  stem . Here in this recipe stems of colacassia/alva/pathrada paan is combined along with elephant foot yam stem and Amaranth greens stem.This is also a traditional dish prepared on Vayana Pooja .This is a…

  • Palya Thiksani Undi

                                 Here is a very tasty & nutritious breakfast / evening snack of GSB’s based around Kochi – Kerala . Using all varieties of leaves – this is easy to make and healthy since it steamed .…

  • Karathe Koddel

                         Posting one more simple and easy recipe today with bitter gourds.This is my mother in laws recipe and is often prepared back home.But I had never tried it myself as only limited bitter gourd dishes was liked by my family,…

  • Surai Ukde polo

                         In the eagerness to try new and famous recipes we sometimes tend to forget the age old traditional-simple recipes which were done by our elders. Sharing one such dosa recipe today which is not very appealing to eyes but is…

  • Piyava ghashi

                        Ghashi is usually done with pulses and vegetable combo,the most commonly used veggie being surnu(elephant yam).It is always seasoned with mustard and curry leaves.This recipe is an exception as it uses only onions and hence the name Piyava Ghashi …piyav…

  • Vaingana Bharath

    Vaingana Bharath

                                                 ” Bharath” !!!! sounds amusing ??? Even I used to wonder what the name  ” Bharath ” has to do with this curry with brinjal …But now I…

  • Bhenda alle piyava ghashi

                Ghashi’s are usually done with mustard seasoning but this recipe is bit different as it has onions and ginger which gives it a very unique flavour.In this recipe ladies fingers are simmered in a coconut gravy which is flavoured with ginger and onion.Goes well…

  • Gidigi / Kadgi Sukke( Kochi version )

                       Its  the season of jackfruits again ! Now we are getting small tender  Jack fruits  and time for us to prepare a favourite dish made in & around Kochi , Kerala  by us GSBs ! Ingredients :- Small tender jack fruit…

  • Kulle Ambat

                                  Kulle Ambat !!   Sounds amusing ,right ?? Yes,its a traditional recipe of my great grand mom . Its simply the mixed veg ambat (with onion seasoning) but prepared in kulles or clay pans ( the…

  • Beans Sukke

                      Sukke means dry in konkani. Beans Sukke is a spicy dry sidedish normally served with rice in a konkani thali.This sukke is a combination of beans and onion combined with coconut and other spices.This sukke is slightly different from the other…

  • Shevai with Sweet Rossu

    This is an extremely tasty & traditional amchi style noodles.Looks and sounds difficult but actually very easy to make  For Shevai Serves: 4Course: Breakfast / Lunch or Dinner / Main DishDiet Type: VegetarianCook time: 30mins  Ingredients:  2 1/2 cup –  rice(soaked in 4 cups water for minimum 4-5 hrs) Grated coconut…

  • Tandla shevai usli (Seasoned version from leftover rice noodles).

                     Shevai is the favourite breakfast loved by konkanis.It is normally cooked on sundays or holidays because it consumes time but worth it.Today I have thought to share usli recipe prepared with the shevain.Prepare rice shevai.After you have relished enough with pickle n…

  • Vodi/odi Ambat ..version-2(traditional recipe)

                             Odi/vodi Ambat is a unique curry used both as main dish or side dish.Vodi/odis are sundried fritters made from ashgourd and urad dal which are deepfried and then added to the coconut gravy.The recipe of preparing fritters as…

  • Limbiya Saaru / lemon saaru

                    Winters are back and who doesn’t want to indulge?,but today  I am not talking about the various bhajiyas and pakodas or other deep fried stuff which we usually long to have during winters.Today I am sharing a simple saaru recipe  which will…