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  • Mitta Gallche ( Brining )

    In days of yore – when every household had so many fruit trees around their homes – Mangoes , hog plums , gooseberries & the like would be bountiful in their yield . The clever women of the house holds would turn them into pickles , brine them , making…

  • Vastad Roti

                     Vastad Roti is a Mangalorean dish which is little sweet with mild banana flavour. It is thick but very soft in texture,normally prepared for breakfast.This is  a healthier version of well known Mangalore buns.The dough is the same of buns but instead…

  • Methi Dosa

                                    Methi dosa is a very traditional GSB recipe . The dosa flavoured by methi seeds /fenugreek is very healthy too Ingredients :- Raw rice   – 2 cups Grated coconut  – 1 cup heaped Methi …

  • Varai Idli

                                   Varai is a tiny white round grain belonging to the millet family.It is called little millet/Samo rice in English and  is an healthy  alternative to rice.They do not belong to the rice family so it…

  • Magge Upkari

                             Magge or Mangalore cucumber is a favourite veg of amchies .We use them in different dishes . I would like to share a very simple version of magge upkari prepared by my bappamma (grand mother ) .A simple…

  • Masala taak

                                      Taak is  buttermilk in Konkani .Buttermilk is used in various dishes in our cuisine apart from having it as such as an appetizing drink at the end of a meal. Some even have “takka sheeth “meaning…

  • Chonya Upkari ( Kochi Version )

                 The mention of Chonya upkari to any GSB in Kerala brings up mouth watering  memories of receiving hot chonya upkari in the palm during the “Olag” prasad distribution in our GSB temples ! How much ever we try to replicate it in our homes…

  • 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…

  • Toushe Bhakri

                                    Bhakris are thick varieties of dosa.They are usually spread out with hands on the tava unlike the normal dosas which are spread onto tavas using ladle.There are already few versions of bhakris in the…

  • 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…

  • Stuffed Bhende Sagle

                           This recipe is by my friend – Chitra Suresh  . She learnt this from her dear mother-in-law ! So let’s see the recipe ! Ingredients :-  Bhende/ Ladies finger – 250 gms Urad dal – 2 tbsp Red Chillies – 5…

  • 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…

  • Surna Upkari

                                              Sharing one more Upkari (stirfry) using Elephant yam aka surnu.You can find varieties of Upkaris in the archive using various vegetables.Some are used in combos while some as such.Today…

  • Badi Kanang / Kappya Polo (Tapioca Dosa)

                      Badi Kanang / Kappa is a staple food of Kerala. Keralaites make a variety of dishes using Tapioca. We, Amchis, too prepare lots of yummy dishes using Badi Kanang. This Badi Kananga / Kappya polo is one of my favourite Tapioca dishes.…

  • 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…

  • Kooka /Batata Dhevi Ghassi

                             Here is popular  ghassi in Kochi style which will appeal to kids also because it has potatoes – an all time  favourite with kids. Usually ghassis are  broadly called dhevi & Kaalli to denote the type of  coconut masollu…

  • Keerlu & Bikkand Upkari

                             Come monsoons and a very tasty delicacy is made in many GSB homes using a monsoonal vegetable – and that is the Keerlu or Bamboo shoot .Amchi GSBs make a variety of dishes with it and you can find…

  • Sambarpalli tambali

                      Sambarpalli is a herb which has many medicinal benefits and is used to cure cold and cough and also few culinary preparations.It can also be grown in small pots in the balcony. It is referred as ‘Ajwain leaves ‘ too commonly.,other…

  • Dhuddhini Palya Upkari

                  We GSB’s are known to use every available leaf into a delectable dish ! An exhaustive list of edible leaves fill our konkani cuisine !  Its said that in those days when everyone had lots of open spaces around the house , a  family…

  • Sweet potatoes/ Godda Kanang

                                    Here is one more traditional and almost forgotten dish  with sweet potatoes /kanang ! Made with jaggery this is a very healthy one and good for young kids . This recipe courtesy is my…

  • 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…

  • Godd Nonche (Sweet Pickle ..Temple Version)

    Godd Nonche (Sweet Pickle ..Temple Version)

                               Godd Nonche is an instant pickle which is prepared in Karkala ..my hometown during temple feasts. It is liked by everyone and most famous dish that all wait to savour it everyday during temple festivities. My mother…

  • Dhundu – Sweet chutney made using Guller

                            Dhundu is one type of sweet chutney prepared during festivals, especially during the eve of the rituals performed as part of the 13th day prayers followed by the death of a person. To prepare this, a special vegetable…

  • 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…

  • Breadfruit Skin Upkari

                                   Breadfruit or gudugo / jeevkadgi in konkani is   very much liked by us GSB’s and we make a variety of dishes with it . You an get the recipes for all these dishes in…

  • Navilkosa(u) Sukke

                             Navilkosu is not a very common vegetable found in our cuisine but the Konkani community living in Karnataka uses it in various dishes as it can be widely found in that region .Though now with the culture of…

  • 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…