Tag: saaru

  • Tomata saaru

                                    Tomata saaru ( as an accompaniment with idlis)                 Idli and saaru ( rasam ) was the hit combo at my home. A large container filled with…

  • Avalya Saaru

                        Here is another nearly forgotten recipe made with brined Avallos / gooseberries . This is so easy & quick to make ..yet so tasty ! This recipe”s credit goes to my beloved and much respected friend – Jayanthi Kamath , so here…

  • Karibeva Saaru

                               Saaru is a thin watery based accompaniment to rice.We prepare varieties  of saaru using simple ingredients  – many of them already documented in this blog by me and my co author friends. Today sharing one more tasty…

  • Ubbati Saaru!

                                                           Our Ancestors were  so innovative in using every single drop of food to turn it into a delicious dish . Ubbati Saaru is…

  • Kokum Saaru – Version -3

                     This is a recipe of GSB’S of North Karnataka. I have already given two  kokum saaru recipes earlier . This is an unusual one that includes adding a burnt wood ( usually a coconut shell )  to lend it  an unique  flavour  . Please…

  • Kokum Saaru – Version -2

     I have already posted Kokum Saaru version -1  which I learnt from my mother ! Here is another version ! this is a very quick & easy recipe ! Ingredients :- Kokum, fresh deseeded or dried,-10 pieces. 1/2 litre water. Salt. 15 garlic cloves. 5 red chillies. 1 tbsp oil.…

  • Rasam

                                 There is nothing like home cooked food ! especially when one is sick or home after a long time out of town – there is nothing as soothing as a simple home cooked no -fuss meal…

  • 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…

  • Kokum Saaru version – 1

                 Kokum being a native of the western ghats is very much used in Mangalorean GSB  cooking ..It imparts a tangy flavour and also can be used for colouring too .Besides being packed with numerous health benefits ..it can be used to make Sherbaths ,…

  • 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…

  • Kotambari palya Saaru/ Coriander leaves saaru

                      Corainder leaves are one of my favourite herbs. I just love using it in my dishes be it South Indian or our own Konkani cuisine. I have already posted  the Gojju recipe prepared using coriander leaves. Today I am sharing the recipe of Saaru using this herb which I…

  • Chonya Daali Humman

                        Apart from the more famous Tori Dali thoy amchi GSBs also make this Choniya Dalithoy or humman as it is usually referred as  ! This can be had with rice , Chapatis or amchi poott too . If having it with rice…

  • Bimbla Saaru

                  Are you searching for an easy yet tasty saaru recipe ? Here I am with such a yummilicious saaru/rasam to be had with rice.Bimbul is otherwise called  Birmi karmbal/illimbeen puli/bimbili,   etc in various languages.It is very good to lower cholesterol.Similar saaru can be prepared with tamarind or brined…

  • Tomato Saaru(without coconut)

                                   Saaru is very common in South India and its no different in a Konkani household.We prepare many types of Saaru but the most favourite is the one with tomatoes. Most of the saarus have coconut…

  • Tomato Kadi

                              Whenever I run out of tur dal or in a mood for something light yet tasty, my mind automatically tells me to do this Jhatpat  tomato kadi.  This kadi runs for generations in my family.  Try it…

  • 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…