Tag: red chillies

  • Pendaro Talasani

                            Pendaro talasani is stir fry with garlic flavour and red chillies.We have already given the details of this vegetable,in the upkari and Phodi post. Today I’m sharing the talasani post with you all. Ingredients:- Pendaro – 3-4 nos…

  • Taikila kadi

                                   Taikilo means tora leaves, which is a variety of green leafy vegetable that grow during the monsoon season and can be seen in backyards and barren lands.We have already updated more details about these plant…

  • Salla Sannapolo

                             Sannapolo is a mini spicy dosa. We Mangaloreans serve it as a side dish with lunch or with rice gruel/porridge for dinner both of which tastes great. Me and my friends have shared sannapolo recipes with various veggies…

  • Beansa Beeye Ambat

                         We get a lot of variety of beans in the market. There are a few varieties where the outer cover is matured but instead of discarding we still use it ! But how to ? – will be the question…

  • Kele Upkari

                           This is a simple stir fry prepared with raw banana.It can be prepared with ingredients readily available in the pantry.                           We normally include ripe bananas in…

  • Bikkand ani Piyav galnu upkari

                                       This is a simple and tasty stir fry prepared with jack fruit seed and onion.We know that jack-fruit seeds are very good for health.I have already shared the benefits,how to store it during…

  • Masingha Phulla Buthi

                                     Masingha Phool means Drumstick Flowers.They are nutritious and organic as it is mostly seen in backyard of the houses.This is a coconut based semi gravy curry to be had as a side dish with…

  • Kele talasani

                         Kele Talasani is a dry side dish prepared with raw green plantains.Here the plantains are cooked soft and firm in the garlic seasoning.Me and my friends have already shared talasani with various vegetables under the pages  side dish 1 and…

  • 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…

  • batato piyava upkari

                             Batato Piyava upkari means Potato and onion stir fry.This is a very simple and tasty upkari to be had with rice and dal or a good accompaniment with boiled rice porridge.               …

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Tambdi beeye saarupkari (Rajma)

                 Saarupkari is the easiest konkani curry you can whip up.This is a simple to make yet delicious dish   seasoned with garlic and chillies.It is served with plain rice.                   This is the best way to…

  • 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…

  • Magge Bendi (without garlic)

                          Magge Bendi is a coconut based curry with the flavour of hing and coconut oil in the seasoning. Normally bendi is a curry seasoned with garlic,as we GSB community people prepare Satvik dishes (no garlic and no onion)  during…

  • Taikila Upkari

                     Taikilo is a monsoon leafy vegetable. Myself and my friend Sandhya Puranik had already shared all the details about this veggie and recipe of Taikila Muddo and Taikila Dangar/Ambado ,in this blog. Today I am sharing the recipe of Upkari/Stir fry. This…

  • 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…

  • Shepi Bhaji Ambado

    Shepi Bhaji means Dill leaves and Ambado means vada.Any type of fries is favourite of GSB Konkanis.This is famous among Mangalore and Bangaloreans.This leaf has a strong aroma and few don’t like this.This greens is very good for Lactating mothers.            Dill Seed is a spice in garam…

  • Vaali ani Bikkand galnu upkari

                  Vaali as it is known in konkani  is widely known as Malabar Spinach in English,Malabar cheera in malayalam and Bassale in kannada and tulu languages.It is a popular leafy green vegetable commonly grown as backyard plant in the GSB home gardens.This is a…

  • 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…

  • Alva mande Pej Upkari

                             Alva mande means colocasia, is a seasonal root vegetable, Upkari means stir fry.Pej means normally it is referred to rice porridge. You may wonder to note the name of this recipe.But it is called so because this particular dish retains…

  • Karathe Talasani – version- 2

                  This is side dish prepared with Bittergourd.A simple stir fry with very few ingredients in it. As I mentioned very few ingredients you might feel whether it would taste bitter .You need not worry about it at all,as we apply salt to remove…

  • Venti Talasani

                   Stem of colocasia leaves is called as venti in Konkani. Venti talasani is a side dish prepared by cooking the stem and giving it a generous tempering with garlic and red chillies in ghee/oil. Apart from Konkani’s other communities also use the stem…

  • Karathya Chutney.

                           This chutney is so droolicious that once you have tasted , you will never ever part with it.  And I promise that you will definitely add  it to your regular menu card of your house.  This recipe is very…

  • Devasthana Saru (Amchi Kodial)

                         If any one of you got a chance to participate in the GSB temple Samaradhana in and around Mangalore – you will get to know  the unique taste of this droolicious“Saru” and its heavenly combination  with raw rice.   This is…

  • Cauliflower Ambat

                     Cauliflower ambat is a traditional konkani recipe.It is a delicious main/side dish prepared with green peas,potato and drumstick in it. The spicy coconut based masala is flavoured with the caramalized onion.It is best  served with hot steaming rice. Ingredients :- Cauliflower florets…