Tag: Konkani recipes
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Gabbya Ghari
Gabya ghari is a tea time snack and is very simple to prepare – so here is the recipe : Ingredients Soaked ( for 1 hour) tur dal…. ½ cup Soaked ( for 1 hour) raw rice….1 cup Red Chillies – 10 Chopped gabbo (banana stem) .. ½ Cup Hing …
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Puli koddel
This is a sweet and spicy curry. I learnt this from my Sudha pachi in Mulleria. She prepares this excellently. Its my husband’s favourite dish and she never forgets to prepare this whenever we go there. Since this is…
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Kulitha kadi & Kulitha Upkari
Kulith or the Horsegram is very healthy legume. We konkanis prepare various dishes with this and Kadi is one among them. Kadi is thin soup extracted by boiling…
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Boothal & Chari sukke
GSB s are very ingenious at making very tasty dishes even from items which are usually considered waste ! If a GSB gets a jack fruit only the thorns are discarded. each & every part is used to…
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Pulichikeri
Pulichikeri as the name suggests are sour & spicy dishes which go well with rice .. We can prepare many varieties with many vegetables like raw mango , kuvale ( ash gourd) , mande (colocasia) , moggae ( coloured cucumber ) , , nonchambo…
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Ambuli Chutney
If you are a Mangalorean GSB and if you simply hear “Ambuli Chutney Losun galnu” of course you will say I am drooling. This recipe is very simple and easy to prepare. Ingredients Raw tender Mango. – 1 big Grated Coconut – ½ Coconut Roasted Red Chillies – 6 Garlic…
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Thakka Ambat.
This is a “satvik” super tasty dish of GSB Cochin. We can see this dish served in temple feasts, marriage and other important feasts of GSB’s residing in central Kerala. This is a lip smacking dish, even a first time taster will surely fall in love with this dish. The…
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Thavsha idly
Thavsha idly ( Cucumber idly in turmeric leaves) is basically a very healthy break fast dish. Usually it is prepared like Ada in turmeric leaves to get the aroma of the leaves. If turmeric leaves not available we can use either Banana…
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Mixed Vegetables Nonche
We make this mixed vegetables pickles which can be made in a jiffy, from time to time. These are generally part of the menu in every Konkani wedding 🙂 The main feature of this pickle is that we use fresh vegetables like cauliflower, raw mango, carrots and ivy gourd (tendle)…
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Patharvodya Gassi
East or west Patharvodo is the best for a GSB. When we prepare Patharvodo we do it lavishly. Hence the patharvodo will be always in excess. And a GSB knows to prepare many tasty dishes from this…
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Udid Ani Mooga Dali Polo
Ingredients: Urad ( Black Gram) dal, 1 cup Moong ( Green Gram) dal, 1 cup Ginger, 1 ” piece, grated Green chillies, chopped, 3-4 Hing, (Asafoetida), a pinch Oil, Salt, to taste Method: Prepare the batter by soaking urad dal and moong dal in water for about two to three hours. Grind…
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Magge tamboor
This is an almost forgotten and an authentic konkani dish. For me this is a nostalgic one. This was my bappama’s ( dad’s mom) one of the fav dishes of monsoon. She loved to eat jackfruit seeds in any form like sannthani (boiled…
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Salambe Koddel
This is a mouth watering two in one dish in which both the main ingredients are preserved for the rainy season in brine(Salt water). This is an amchi traditional dish of Mangalore. Ingredients;…
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Panpolo with godda churna
Dosa is a staple breakfast in every konkani household.There are many varieties of Dosas but this one is quite unique as it requires simple ingredients but needs practice too.This dosa is traditionally served with jaggery- coconut mixture called churnu but can be had…
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Salla Upkari
Salla Upkari is a well known and tasty dish in GSB houses of Mangalore. Jack fruit is seasonal and they preserve its bulbs to use in the rainy season.. “Sal” is a cleaned, seed removed matured raw jack fruit bulb preserved…
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Bondi Sukke
Bondi/ Banana Flower Sukke is relished by every GSB. Delicacies like sukke, sassam,cutlet are made with this.I learnt this recipe from my Mother in Law. It is a little different from the traditional recipe. Ingredients: Bondi -1 Whole moong -1 handful and soaked for an…
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Karathe ambya ghassi
Karathe ambya ghashi ( bitter gourd and ripe mango curry ) Bitter gourd and ripe mango !!!! Feeling odd right ?? But trust me ,its a traditional GSB recipe ,making them a superb heavenly pair. The two totally contradictory taste blend with the coconut gravy…
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Amchi Pulao ani salad
This is the first pulao I learnt to make from my Amma and is still one of my favourites.Though Pulao is basically not a Konkani dish,this one is special as I have been eating this since childhood and…
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Watermelon Rind Dosa
This dosa is prepared with the watermelon rind (white part) which we normally discard.This has a very soft texture which is easy for the kids and the old people to eat.Ingredients: 2 cups White Rice 1/2 cup Grated Coconut. 1/4 cup Beaten Rice 1 cup White portion of the watermelon.…
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Channa Gashi
Channa Gashi (Bengal Gram Gashi) Bengal Gram,Sprouted Moong gashis,Black Eyed Beans are prepared on auspicious days and in temple functions,where we dont use onion and garlic on these days.This is normally cooked with veggies…
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Thambdi Bhajji Ambat
Thambdi Bhajji Ambat ( Red Amaranth Leaves Curry) is a delicious curry prepared by Konkanis. There is a sweet and a spicy version of this. The spicy version is prepared with a vegetable combined with either dal or curd. The star ingredient in this is…
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Avallo Puddiigallein
Gsb women are adept at collecting mangoes , gooseberries , lemon, Karambal ( starfruit) , bittergourd ,Hog plums ( Bimbul / Birmi karmbal ) when in season & pickle them so as to be enjoyed…
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Thumbya Upkari
Thumbe leaves do have enormous Medical benefits. You can search in the web to know about this here . If you seriously know its medical benefits you may start to eat the raw leaves itself even though it has a bitter…
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Mhav Edigai
GSB ladies are very adept at making use of all vegetables & making use of all parts of it – be it the skin , seeds . Same…
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Nonchambya Gassi
It is inborn with GSB to preserve any thing and every thing for the rainy season. They do want to enjoy it, even when it is not available in the market. They preserve it when…
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Donne mirsange puddi sagle
Donne mirsange puddi sagle (stuffed capsicum konkani style)is an extremely delicious preparation made with capsicums.The tiny variety work best for this recipe. Makes an excellent side dish for rice and dal or rotis alike. Do try it and enjoy this very tasty dish. Ingredients required : 10 to 12 tiny…
