Tag: Konkani food
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Kaarate Humman
Here is a quick & easy recipe for a spicy dish to be enjoyed with hot idlis , dosas sandann and also with rice ! Ingredients :- Kaarate / bittergourd – 1/2 cup – chopped into thin long pieces. Tomato – 1 medium sized – chopped Chilli powder – 1 tbsp…
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Seemebadane/Chowchow upkari
Seemebadane ( also known as chowchow/chayote squash) is a Kannada word used for the vegetable and used the same in Konkani too. It entered recently in our kitchen and not a vegetable which is commonly used. It can be used to make tava fries and also…
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Bangbale Kele Ghassi
Bangbale kele or Plantains are popularly used for making upkaris or fries… But this curry served as a main course one is one of the tastiest recipes of raw bananas.. Ingredients :- …
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Surna Koota… North Canara Version
Koota is a very popular dish both in South canara and in North Canara as well.The coastal belt in Karwar dist of Karnataka where the GSB’S are settled is usually referred to as North Canara .There is lot of difference…
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Ovrya Humman
Ovro / field beans is used to make a variety of dishes by GSBs – Ovrya Humman being a very tasty side dish . My family likes it with hot piping dosas and to have as such too . I usually make it very spicy as they love it that way with…
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Mogge Bikkand Thambura
Mogge Bikkand Thambura ( Cucumber jackfruit curry) – Interesting name- right friends ??? Yes ! don’t know about the origin of the name or if the curry has got any connection with the “tanpura,the musical instrument” .but…
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Batata Karthya Humman
POTATO-BITTERGOURD CURRY ( BATATA KARATHYA HUMMAN) Two vegetables typically different in all aspects ,but still how…
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Takka Miriyasang
Takka Mirsang / miriyasang / curd chillies!!!!!!! How nice to bite into a crisp spicy one !!Just with some curd rice and you can have a complete satisfying meal !!! so why not see how we can make this at home itself !! You need some nice large spicy chillies…
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Karthiya Pachatti
Karthiya Pacchatti is a tasty & easy to make curry for rice .It is an example of the clever use of veggies when they are in season to be used later when they are not ! First lets see…
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Bagde(Red Chavli) Koddel
Koddel is a typical South Canara(Udupi-Mangalore) dish with lots of garlic seasoning.It is generally a combination of a pulse like horsegram(kulithu),Chavli(alsando),Bagdo(red chavli) with the coloured cucumber /Madras cucumber(Magge in Konkani) in a coconut based gravy.Though the coconut gravy is same for all the variations along with the garlic seasoning…
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Ghosale Alle Piyava Ghassi
Ridge gourd is a vegetable which cooks very fast …So this traditional GSB curry can be prepared in very less time. The ridge gourd cooked in coconut gravy and with the ginger…
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Kelya Koddel
Koddel………Looking at the ingredients of the curry,you may think how is this curry different from konkani Gashi or Ambat.The main difference is in the tempering of the curry.For koddel the tempering is prepared with crushed garlic pods,seasoning of onions for ambat and for gashis it is with mustard.Kela means…
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Mugadali Godshe/ Mungdal Payasam
Mung dal is known to be light on stomach and easy to digest.We prepare many varieties with mung dal like dal, upkari (stir fry) and Salad.. too. We also prepare sweets with it and today I am sharing one such recipe of dessert made from the dal. The dish…
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Tera Panna Ghanti Butthi
This is an amchi ultimate specialty prepared from a type of colacasia leaves when the monsoon sets in..We need to make the Ghantis first for this ..Prepare the ghantis from the leaf.. roll the leaf like we do with the calender but gently n make a knot..( this knot…
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Ventiye Ghassi
Taro leaves are very famous among Konkanis for the Pathrodo we make with it. Though not so well known , their stems too can be used in making various delicious curries – like , Ghassi , ghajbhaj ..etc. let us see…
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Ponsa Muddo
Ponsa Muddo ( Ripe Jack-fruit Steamed cake ). ” Muddo” is mainly referred to the steamed cake , a batter poured in a thali and…
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Phenori
Phenori is a traditional sweet dish prepared in most of the GSB households. I learnt the phenori recipe from my mother-in -law who is an expert in preparing phenorees..…
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Kooka / Batata Kali Ghassi
Any temple Sambradhan ( Feast )in Kerala never forgets to add this sooo delicious Soyi bhajjille Kooka / batata ghassi .or fondly called as Kalli ( black ) ghassi. We can easily make this once we have the basic masolu ! This is…
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Koduvi Polo
Koduvi polo can be made same as Palya polo Koduvi leaves are found growing vigorously in d rainy season – can be found in any open space , backyards . Here are the leaves that I found in my backyard . Clean them well to remove the dirt & add them to…
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Koduvi Ghassi
Come Monsoon season every open space turns green with various plants growing vigorously. This is also the season you can easily find Koduvi growing luxuriantly in your backyards ! Koduvi as the name suggests are very…
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Bondi Bikkanda Upkari
Bondi -Bikkanda Upkari ..(Banana Flower & Jackfruit Seed Mixed Stir Fry ) I am a great fan of mixed upkaris ..and my grandma always prepares such combo upkaris which tastes…
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Bikkanda Upkari
When jackfruits are in season. we get a lot of Bikkand ! Jackfruit seeds . Never waste them as they can be used to make so many delicious dishes & are so nutritious too ! Here is a very simple to do…
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Tendle Kismmuri
” Kismmuris ” are the dry curries usually prepared with any vegetables shallow fried mixed with spices and grated coconut and raw onion. Its a great side dish…
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Cabbage Olle Sukkein
This is a gravy based dish to be had with rice ..this is similar to Gabbya Olle sukkein Ingredients; Tur dal – 1/2 cup Cabbage – grated – 1/2 cup Potato – peeled and chopped into small cubes – 1/2 cup Grated coconut – 1/2 cup or more Tomato -1…
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"Sapath" – divine Prasad
“Sapath” The divine Prasad of Sathyanarayana Vritha With out any doubt Sathyanarayana Vritha possess a unique place among all the Pujas and Vrithas offered to Lord Vishnu. In Kaliyuga this Vritha is the simplest way to…
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Pikello Ambo Chirdillo
Here is a quick and easy way to use very ripe mangoes .They can be used as a side dish ! Ingredients – Very ripe mango- 1 Sugar – 1 tbsp – (jaggery can also be used instead of sugar) Salt – a small pinch Green Chillies – 1 finely chopped Coconut Oil…
